Lesnes Abbey
Lesnes Abbey is a locality in Bexley, Greater London, England. Lesnes Abbey is situated nearby to the suburb West Heath, as well as near the locality Bostall Heath.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lesnes Abbey Woods and Abbey Wood railway station.
Lesnes Abbey Woods
Forest
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lesnes Abbey Woods, sometimes called Abbey Wood, is a 73-hectare ancient woodland in southeast London, England. It is located near to, and named after, the ruined Lesnes Abbey in the London Borough of Bexley and gives its name to the Abbey Wood district.
Abbey Wood railway station
Railway station
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Abbey Wood is a major National Rail and Elizabeth line interchange station in Abbey Wood, south-east London, England. It lies between Plumstead and Belvedere on the North Kent Line, 11 miles 43 chains from London Charing Cross.
Lesnes Abbey
Historic site
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lesnes Abbey is a former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, England. It is a scheduled monument, and the abbey's ruins are listed at Grade II by Historic England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Heath and Lessness Heath.
West Heath
Suburb
West Heath is an area of South East London within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies south of Abbey Wood and north of Welling.
Lessness Heath
Suburb
Lessness Heath is a district in the London Borough of Bexley, in the area of Belvedere.
Abbey Wood
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbey Wood is an area in southeast London, England, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and bordering the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 10.6 miles east of Charing Cross. According to the 2021 census, Abbey Wood has a population of 17,700.
Lesnes Abbey
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4843° or 51° 29′ 4″ northLongitude
0.12992° or 0° 7′ 48″ eastElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9F32F4MH+PXGeoNames ID
12048153
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