Beckenham
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Bromley |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BECKENHAM |
| Postcode district | BR3 |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE20 |
| Dial code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | Beckenham |
| London Assembly | Bexley and Bromley |
| European Parliament | London |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. It is located 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south east of Charing Cross.
It is referred to as Bacheham in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name appears to derive from Beohha's homestead (Beohhan + ham in Old English).[1] The River Beck was named after the town. The word Beck also means a stream in Middle English. 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.
St George's church at the centre of Beckenham has a 13th century lychgate that is said to be the oldest in England.[2]
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[edit] Nearest places
[edit] Nearest railway stations
- Beckenham Junction railway station
- Beckenham Hill railway station
- Birkbeck railway station
- Clock House railway station
- Kent House railway station
- Ravensbourne railway station
- New Beckenham railway station
- Shortlands railway station
[edit] Nearest tram stations
- Beckenham Junction tram station
- Avenue Road tram station
- Beckenham Road tram station
- Birkbeck tram station
[edit] Beckenham today
- Beckenham Cricket Ground (Kent County Cricket Club)
- Beckenham Swimming Club
[edit] Notable people
Famous people who lived and/or have been buried in Beckenham include:
- Julie Andrews
- Floella Benjamin
- Nigel Benn
- Sydney Box
- Carey Blyton
- Enid Blyton
- Col/Sgt Bourne of Rorke's Drift - South African zulu wars
- David Bowie
- Admiral Sir Piercy Brett
- Dinah Craik
- Thomas Crapper
- Fr. Thomas Pelham Dale SSC, Anglo-Catholic clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s
- Peter Duncan
- Walter de la Mare - between 1899 and 1906 lived in 195 Mackenzie Road
- Peter Frampton
- Duncan Goodhew
- W G Grace
- Rolf Harris[citation needed]
- Nick Heyward
- Steve Jansen (David Sylvian's brother and bandmate in Japan)
- Robert Key
- Robin Knox-Johnston
- Kate Lawler
- Bob Monkhouse
- Buster Mottram
- David Sylvian (Steve Jansen's brother and bandmate in Japan)
- Frederick York Wolseley
[edit] References in pop culture
- In The Streets' song 'Who Got The Funk?' from their first album 'Original Pirate Material' Mike Skinner talks of London towns and names 'Barnet; Brixton; Beckenham.'
[edit] 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
- Langtry's (a now defunct nightclub)
[edit] External links
[edit] Reference
- ^ Brewer's Britain and Ireland, compiled by John Ayto and Ian Crofton, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005, ISBN 0-304-35385-X
- ^ Brewer's Britain and Ireland, compiled by John Ayto and Ian Crofton, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005, ISBN 0-304-35385-X
- Beckenham Town Introduction, as of March 29, 2003.
