Road. West Wickham is home to Beccehamians RFC a rugby union club founded in 1933 which plays competitive rugby at Sparrows Den at the bottom of Corkscrew Hill. Other clubs nearby include Croydon RFC (formerly Shirley Wanderers), a club that currently competes in Surrey 1, that has a rugby pitch used often for county matches. Arts and popular culture Since 1958 the area has had an Arts association and since 1967 it has had its own community theatre known as Theatre 62 / West Wickham Theatre centre. On 1 August 1964, Blakes Recreation Ground hosted a concert featuring Manfred Mann (featuring Paul Jones), The Merseybeats and the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra. The town appeared in the 2000 UK television series The 1940s House, with 17 Braemar Gardens taking the starring role as a family lived a World War II experience in a typical London suburb. Notable people William Burnside, mathematician, buried in West Wickham parish church. Michael Carberry, cricketer, attended St John Rigby College. Thomas Carew (1595 at West Wickham – 1640) an English poet, among the 'Cavalier' group. Violet Cressy-Marcks, explorer, born and grew up in West Wickham. Stephen Dillane, actor, grew up in West Wickham. Gordon Fergus-Thompson, pianist. Simon Haynes, author, grew up in West Wickham. Charlie Heather, drummer in The Levellers. Elton John , music artist and national treasure owns a home, just behind the Lidl, where he often weekends with family and friends. Judy Oakes, athlete. Chris Philp, Conservative politician, grew up in West Wickham. Alan Ridout - composer, born in West Wickham. Henry Hake Seward, architect, buried at St John the Baptist church. Skream, DJ & producer, grew up in West Wickham. Gallery References External links For information on the history of West Wickham Historical images of West Wickham Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Bromley Former civil parishes in the London Borough of Bromley District centres of London