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Beckenham is a town in London, England in the London Borough of Bromley. It was formerly in the county of Kent. 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. 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.Nearest places:
Nearest railway stations:
- Beckenham Junction railway station
- Bromley South railway station
- New Beckenham railway station
- Shortlands railway station
- Clock House railway station
Nearest tram stations:
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