Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley. It was formerly in the county of Kent. It is referred to as Bacheham in the Domesday Book of 1086, and its name probably means Beohha's village (ham). The River Beck was named after the town. Many attribute John Cator as being responsible for turning the village of Beckenham into a significant town in the late 1700s - a process that accelerated after his death in 1806 with the arrival of the railway from the 1830s.

Nearest places:

• Bromley
• Elmers End
• Penge
• West Wickham
• Bellingham
• Catford

Nearest railway stations:

• Beckenham Junction railway station
• Bromley South railway station
• New Beckenham railway station
• Shortlands railway station
• Clock House railway station

Arms of the former Beckenham Borough Council

Nearest tram stations:

• Beckenham Junction tram station
• Beckenham Road tram station

Famous People who lived in Beckenham and/or buried in Beckenham

• Enid Blyton
• David Bowie
• WG Grace
• Thomas Crapper
• Frederick York Wolseley
• Carey Blyton
• Col/Sgt Bourne of Rorkes pass
• Walter de la Mare - between 1899 and 1906 lived in 195 Mackenzie Road
• Admiral Sir Peircy Brett
• Dinah Craik
• Bob Monkhouse
• Julie Andrews
• Peter Frampton
• Buster Mottram
• Duncan Goodhew
• Bill Wyman
• Robin Knox-Johnston
• Kate Lawler

Notable Places

• Kelsey Park
• Chinese Garage
• Croydon Road Recreation Ground
• St George's Parish Church
• Beckenham Place Park
• Beckenham Crematorium aka Elmers End Cemetery
• South Norwood Country Park

Reference

• Beckenham Town Introduction, as of March 29, 2003.

Beckenham is also a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.