Beckenham, Western Australia
- Beckenham, Western Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Beckenham
city = Perth
state = wa
caption =
lga = City of Gosnells
area = 5.9
postcode = 6107
pop = 5938 (2006 census)[Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51116|name=Beckenham (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05] ]
dist1=13
location1=Perth, Western Australia
est=
fedgov =Swan
stategov =Cannington
near-e =Kenwick
near-se =Maddington
near-sw=Ferndale
near-s =Thornlie
near-n=Welshpool
near-ne=Wattle Grove
near-w =Cannington
near-nw=East Canningtoncoord|-32.022|115.954|type:city(5938)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title
Beckenham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.
History
This suburb has seen many name changes. It was most recently known as Buckingham, it once shared a "common usage" name of Waverley with East Cannington, and has one of the oldest primary schools in Western Australia. [Carden, F.G. Along the Canning: A History of the City of Canning, City of Canning, 1st Edition 1968, 2nd edition, 1991,] The Canning River runs along the southwestern outskirts of Beckenham.
ee also
* Beckenham railway station, Perth
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