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Beckenham Park

Sports ground · 5 ha

From the air

aerial view of Beckenham Park and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

Its centre falls inside Beckenham, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

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What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 31 pieces of play equipment (6 platforms, 4 balance-fixed beams, 3 slides, 3 handrails, 2 ladders, 2 climbing-walls, 2 cube/bead sets, 2 swings and 2 other kinds) plus 3 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 20 seats (16 seats and 4 benches), 4 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain, 5 fitness stations and 11 pieces of fitness gear (3 balance beams, 3 stepping stretches, 2 monkey bars and 1 vertical ladder).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2011.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

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Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 8 playing surfaces on this ground, 4 Tennis, 3 Football and Cricket, graded intermediate, senior and junior on sand-based astroturf and grass, 4 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Tennis Court 1, Tennis Court 2, Tennis Court 3, Tennis Court 4, Intermediate Football 1 and Senior Football 1, and 2 more named grounds.

The winter window runs April to August; the summer window runs October to March; match days land on Saturday and Sunday; training runs Monday to Friday.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The plaques on this ground

Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park's drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.

The reports on this ground

360 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Water & drains, 294 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How big is Beckenham Park?

5 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Beckenham Park?

Its centre falls inside Beckenham, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

What kind of place is Beckenham Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.