Shepherdleas Wood

Shepherdleas Wood is a forest in Bexley, Greater London, England. Shepherdleas Wood is situated nearby to the quarter Eltham Park, as well as near the suburb Falconwood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eltham Palace and Severndroog Castle.

Eltham Palace

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eltham Palace is a large house at Eltham in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The house consists of the medieval great hall of a former royal residence, to which an Art Deco extension was added in the 1930s.

Severndroog Castle

Photo: Veghead, Public domain.

Severndroog Castle is a folly designed by architect Richard Jupp, with the first stone laid on 2 April 1784. While commonly referred to as a castle due to its turrets, it was built as a folly, as can be discerned by its small size and because it has never functioned as a castle.

Welling railway station

Railway station

Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Welling railway station is situated in Welling, part of the London Borough of Bexley, and is served by the Bexleyheath Line, 11 miles 28 chains from London Charing Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenwich and Woolwich.

Greenwich

Photo: Sebjarod, Public domain.

Greenwich is a famous maritime district of south east London - 5.5 miles from central London. An area of great historical importance, the town centre contains Maritime Greenwich - one of London's four UNESCO World Heritage sites - known for its naval history, connections with the Royal Family and as the location from which the Prime Meridian is derived.

Woolwich

Town

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Woolwich is a market town in south-east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained throughout the 16th to 20th centuries.

Eltham

Town

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Eltham is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is 8.7 miles east-southeast of Charing Cross, and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.

Shepherdleas Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4601° or 51° 27′ 36″ north

Longitude

0.0725° or 0° 4′ 21″ east

Open location code

9F32F36F+22

OpenStreetMap ID

way 30851111

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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