Beckenham is a district in the London Borough of Bromley. It borders Beckenham Place Park and Bellingham inside the London Borough of Lewisham. It is 13.5 km south east of Charing Cross.
Beckenham was a tiny village within the borough in Kent with most land serving as private parkland until the railway was built in 1857. After that, an entrepreneurial family started constructing villas which brought on the population to increase massively from just 2,000 to 26,000 between 1850 and 1900. Since 1900, housing has been constructed at a steadier pace, which means the populace is starting to balance out. At the 2011 census, the population stood at 56,668.
The district is served by three main railway stations as well as six more inside 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 like Bromley, Catford, Croydon and Crystal Palace.
Beckenham is identified for its many places of worship. St George’s Church is the principal parish church and stands at the centre of the district. It goes back to about 1100, but was majorly rebuilt in the end of the 1800s. It includes a 13th century lynch gate that is regarded as one of the oldest of its sort in England.