Beckenham
Beckenham is a district within the London Borough of Bromley. It borders Beckenham Place Park and Bellingham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 13.5 km south east of Charing Cross.
Beckenham had been a small village within the borough in Kent mostly with land serving as private parkland until the railway was constructed in 1857. After that, an entrepreneurial family began constructing villas which brought on the populace to increase massively from just 2,000 to 26,000 between 1850 and 1900. Since 1900, housing has been built at a steadier pace, which means the populace is starting to even out. At the 2011 census, the populace stood at 56,668.
The district is served by three primary railway stations as well as six more within the post town. There's also two Croydon Tramlink stations towards the west of the district. Transport for London buses serve the Beckenham area to link it with other towns which include Bromley, Catford, Croydon and Crystal Palace.
Beckenham is known for its many places of worship. St George’s Church is the main parish church and stands in the centre of the district. It extends back to about 1100, but was majorly rebuilt in the end of the nineteenth century. It includes a 13th century lynch gate that's regarded as among the oldest of its type in England.
