Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Bexley, Greater London, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the forest Lesnes Abbey Woods, as well as near the quarry Chalk Pit.Places of Interest Nearby
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
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Abbey Wood railway station is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Tumulus.
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. Lesnes Abbey is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lessness Heath and West Heath.
Lessness Heath
Suburb
Lessness Heath is a district in the London Borough of Bexley, in the area of Belvedere.
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.
Belvedere
Suburb
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belvedere is a town in south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies close to the River Thames, with Erith to the east, Bexleyheath to the south, and Abbey Wood and Thamesmead to the west.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.48653° or 51° 29′ 12″ northLongitude
0.1371° or 0° 8′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9F32F4PP+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 11547017652OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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