Beckenham, Kent
Location
Beckenham is an Ancient Parish located in the north-west of the county of Kent. It is about 45 miles to the north-west of
Tenterden. The town of
Royal Tunbridge Wells is about 30 miles to the south-east and
Hastings about 50 miles to the south-east with
Rye about 50 miles to the south-east.
For additional information please see
Wikipedia: Beckenham.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St George, Beckenham which can be seen
here on Google Street View.
Parish Registers
The Kent Archives and Local History website lists a holding of parish registers for Beckenham, but provides no detail. See
https://www.kentarchives.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Where-to-find-parish-registers.pdf (accessed 29 Aug 2023)
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of Beckenham lies the parish of
Bromley, with
Hayes to the south east. To the south lies
West Wickham and the Surrey parishes of
Addington and
Shirley. To the west lie the Surrey parishes of
Croydon,
Battersea and
Camberwell. To the north is
Lewisham.
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