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 8.4 miles south east of Charing Cross.
Beckenham had been a tiny village within the borough in Kent with a lot of land serving as private parkland till the railway was built in 1857. Right after that, an entrepreneurial family began constructing villas which brought on the population to rise massively from just 2,000 to 26,000 between 1850 and 1900. Since 1900, housing has been constructed at a steadier pace, meaning the populace is starting to balance out. In the 2011 census, the population stood at 56,668.
The district is served by three primary railway stations as well as six more in the post town. There is also two Croydon Tramlink stations to the west of the district. Transport for London buses serve the Beckenham area to link it with other towns including Bromley, Catford, Croydon and Crystal Palace.
Beckenham is identified for its several chapels. St George’s Church is the primary parish church and stands at the centre of the district. It dates back to about 1100, but was majorly rebuilt at the end of the nineteenth century. It includes a 13th century lynch gate that's considered to be one of the oldest of its sort in England.