Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Beckenham is a town in London, England in the London Borough of Bromley. It was formerly a town in Kent and thought to be named after its earliest inhabitant at the beginning of the 1st millennium, combined with "ham" for town. The River Beck was named after the town. Nearest places: Bromley Elmers End Penge West Wickham Bellingham Catford Nearest railway stations: Beckenham Junction railway station Bromley South railway station New Beckenham railway station Shortlands railway station Nearest tram stations: Beckenham Junction tram staion Beckenham Road tram station Reference Beckenham Town Introduction, as of March 29, 2003. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.