Beckenham
Sign in to saveBeckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. Prior to 1965, it was part of Kent. It is situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park, east of Penge, south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham, and west of Bromley and Shortlands, and south-east of Charing Cross. Its population in 2021 was 60,739.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- London
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.population
- 60,739
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 13.22
- UK place.official_name
- Beckenham
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:West Face of the Church of Saint George, Beckenham (01).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The west face of St George's Church, Beckenham
- UK place.london_borough
- Bromley
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Beckenham and Penge
- UK place.post_town
- BECKENHAM
- UK place.post_town1
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- BR
- UK place.postcode_area1
- SE
- UK place.postcode_district
- BR3
- UK place.postcode_district1
- SE20
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
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- Etymology
- History
- Modern Beckenham
- Governance
- Geography
- Economy
- Transport
- Rail
- Tram
- Buses
- Religious sites
- Demography
- Culture and leisure
- Education
- Health
- Sport
- Media
- Notable people
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Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. Prior to 1965, it was part of Kent. It is situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park, east of Penge, south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham, and west of Bromley and Shortlands, and south-east of Charing Cross. Its population in 2021 was 60,739.
Beckenham was, until the coming of the railway in 1857, a small village, with most of its land being rural and private parkland. John Barwell Cator and his family began the leasing and selling of land for the building of villas which led to a rapid increase in population, between 1850 and 1900, from 2,000 to 26,000. Housing and population growth has continued at a lesser pace since 1900.