Beckenham

Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley. It is 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south east of Charing Cross.

Related Topics:
London Borough of Bromley - Mile - Km - Charing Cross

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It is referred to as Bacheham in the Domesday Book of 1086, and its name probably means Beohha's village (ham). The River Beck was named after the town. The word Beck also means a stream in Middle English. Many attribute John Cator as being responsible for turning the village of Beckenham into a significant town in the late 1700s - a process that accelerated after his death in 1806 with the arrival of the railway from the 1830s.

Related Topics:
Domesday Book - River Beck - John Cator - 1806 - Railway - 1830s

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Nearest places:

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• Bromley
• Elmers End
• Penge
• West Wickham
• Sydenham
• Catford

Nearest railway stations:

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• Beckenham Junction railway station
• Beckenham Hill railway station
• Birkbeck railway station
• Clock House railway station
• Kent House railway station
• Ravensbourne railway station
• New Beckenham railway station
• Shortlands railway station

Nearest tram stations:

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• Beckenham Junction tram station
• Avenue Road tram station
• Beckenham Road tram station
• Birkbeck tram station

Famous people who lived in Beckenham and/or have been buried in Beckenham:

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• Julie Andrews
• Floella Benjamin
• Nigel Benn
• Carey Blyton
• Enid Blyton
• Col/Sgt Bourne of Rorke's Drift - South African zulu wars
• David Bowie
• Admiral Sir Peircy Brett
• Dinah Craik
• Thomas Crapper
• Walter de la Mare - between 1899 and 1906 lived in 195 Mackenzie Road
• Peter Frampton
• Duncan Goodhew
• W. G. Grace
• Nick Heyward
• Robert Key
• Robin Knox-Johnston
• Kate Lawler
• Bob Monkhouse
• Buster Mottram
• David Sylvian
• Frederick York Wolseley
 
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