Bellingham (/ˈbɛlɪŋˌhæ̃m/) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

[1] The town sits on the southwestern fringe of Metropolitan Boston, along the rapidly growing "outer belt" that is Interstate 495.

The area of the town south of the Charles River constituted the southwestern corner of the Dedham Grant, which sprouted much of what has become Norfolk County.

The town is named for Richard Bellingham, an early governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

[5] Deborah Sampson enlisted as "Robert Shurtlieff" at Bellingham, near the end of the Revolutionary War, and disguised herself as a man, to become America's first woman soldier.

It is bordered by Medway on the north, Franklin to the east, Wrentham to the southeast; Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on the south; and Blackstone, Hopedale and Mendon to the west, and Milford to the northwest.

3 miles (5 km) State Route 126 runs north to south from the town of Medway to the Rhode Island border.

The nearest public transit is Forge Park/495 station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Franklin/Foxboro Line, located about 2 miles (3.2 km) outside Bellingham.

People of Buddhist, Jewish, Mennonite,[19] Mormon, or Muslim faiths meet in neighboring towns for worship.

The FBI Crime Database states that out of Massachusetts' 279 cities and towns, Bellingham was ranked 87th in Most Property Damage per 100,000 in 2013.

[20] Some of the cities with the highest crime rates in the state include Fall River and Springfield.

Bellingham is known for producing good baseball, softball and football teams and are not considered an easy win in other sports by the other members of the league.