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 8.4 miles south east of Charing Cross.
Beckenham had been a modest village in the borough in Kent with most land serving as private parkland till the railway was built in 1857. After that, an entrepreneurial family began 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 built at a steadier pace, which means the populace is beginning to balance out. In the 2011 census, the populace stood at 56,668.
The district is served by 3 main railway stations as well as six more in the post town. There's also two Croydon Tramlink stations towards the west of the area. Transport for London buses serve the Beckenham area to link it with other towns like Bromley, Catford, Croydon and Crystal Palace.
Beckenham is known for its many chapels. St George’s Church is the primary parish church and stands in the centre of the district. It goes back to about 1100, but was majorly rebuilt at the end of the nineteenth century. It contains a 13th century lynch gate that's regarded as one of the oldest of its kind in England.