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Beckenham

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:

• Bellingham
• Penge
• Sydenham
• Catford
• Crystal Palace

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 (http://www.beckenham.net/articles.asp?option=sp&item=1502), as of March 29, 2003.

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