Lesnes Abbey Woods
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.Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Forest
- Description: area of ancient woodland in southeast London, England
- Also known as: “Abbey Wood”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbey Wood railway station and Bexleyheath railway station.
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.
Bexleyheath railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bexleyheath railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in southeast London, and is in London fare zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern.
Belvedere railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belvedere railway station is a railway station in South East London between Abbey Wood and Erith. It is 12 miles 75 chains measured from London Charing Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bexley and Welling.
Bexley
Suburb
Photo: P Ingerson, Public domain.
Bexley is an area of south-eastern Greater London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is sometimes known as Bexley Village or Old Bexley to differentiate the area from the wider borough.
Welling
Suburb
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Welling is a town in South East London, England, in the London Borough of Bexley, 1.5 miles west of Bexleyheath, 4 miles southeast of Woolwich and 10.5 miles of Charing Cross. It was part of Kent prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965.
Woolwich
Town
Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woolwich is a market town in southeast 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.
Lesnes Abbey Woods
- Category: park
- Location: Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4859° or 51° 29′ 9″ northLongitude
0.1349° or 0° 8′ 6″ eastOpen location code
9F32F4PM+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 311644325OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q6531293
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian Bokmål—“Lesnes Abbey Woods” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Lesnes Abbey Woods”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lesnes Abbey Woods”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Heath and Upper Belvedere.
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