Fossil Pit
Fossil Pit is an archaeological site in Bexley, Greater London, England. Fossil Pit is situated nearby to Lesnes Abbey Monk’s Garden, as well as near Lesnes Abbey Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lesnes Abbey and Abbey Wood railway station.
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 680 feet northwest of Fossil Pit.
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 2,700 feet northwest of Fossil Pit.
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.
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.
Fossil Pit
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48732° or 51° 29′ 14″ northLongitude
0.13054° or 0° 7′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9F32F4PJ+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 12424512704OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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