Chalk Pit

Chalk Pit is a quarry in Bexley, Greater London, England. Chalk Pit is situated nearby to the forest Lesnes Abbey Woods, as well as near Fossil Pit.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lesnes Abbey Woods and Lesnes Abbey.

Lesnes Abbey Woods

Forest

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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.

Lesnes Abbey

Historic site

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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 1,400 feet northwest of Chalk Pit.

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. Abbey Wood railway station is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Chalk Pit.