Bedok Village

Bedok Village or Kampong Bedok was a fishing village in Singapore, located along the western bank of the "Sungei Bedok", or Bedok River. It was one of the many fishing villages that dotted Singapore's East Coast before land reclaimation in the early 1970s.

As the village expanded westward, a new village was built and was referred as Kampong Bedok Darat, or Bedok Inland Village, while the original village was referred as Kampong Bedok Laut, or Bedok Coastal Village.

Location of Kampong Bedok Laut is where Eastwood Park now stands, while "Kampong Bedok Darat" was at the areas surrounding Jalan Kathi, Jalan Bilal and Jalan Haji Salam.

Today Bedok is a modern housing estate named Bedok New Town. The area that was once "Kampong Bedok" is now known by locals as Bedok Corner, where Bedok Road meets Upper East Coast Road at a sharp bend. It is also where a popular food centre is located, serving delicious local fare, including barbecued seafood.

[http://sg.pagenation.com/sin/Kampong%20Bedok_103.9566_1.3224.map|Kampong Bedok Map]