BECKENHAM, urban district, Kent, England, Iom. S.S.E. of London by the Southern railway. Pop. (1881) 13,045; (1931) It is a long straggling parish extending from the western tower of the Crystal Palace almost to the south end of Bromley, and contains the residential suburb of Shortlands. Its rapid in crease in size since the last decade of the 19th century has been due to its attractions with wide thoroughfares and handsome residences in extensive grounds. The church of St. George was built in 1866 on the site of an ancient Perpendicular church.