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Beckenham is a town in the London Borough Of Bromley , England . It is located 8.4 Mile s (13.5 Km ) south east of Charing Cross . It is referred to as Bacheham in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name appears to derive from Beohha's homestead (Beohhan + ham in Old English ).Brewer's Britain and Ireland, compiled by John Ayto and Ian Crofton, Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 2005, ISBN 0-304-35385-X 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 . St George's church at the centre of Beckenham has a 13th Century Lychgate that is said to be the oldest in England . TRANSPORT AND LOCALE Nearest places Nearest railway stations
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BECKENHAM TODAY NOTABLE PEOPLE Famous people who lived and/or have been buried in Beckenham include:
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