Bostall Heath and Woods
Bostall Heath and Woods is an area of 159.1 hectares of woodland with areas of heathland located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich ward of Abbey Wood, west of the adjacent 73-hectare Lesnes Abbey Woods in southeast London.- Type: Forest
- Description: heathland and woodland in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bostall Woods”
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.
HM Prison Belmarsh
Prison
His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh is a Category A men's prison located in Thamesmead, south-east London, England. Belmarsh Prison is run by His Majesty's Prison Service and is situated next to HMP Isis and HMP Thameside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolwich and Bexley.
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.
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.
Bostall Heath and Woods
- Categories: woodland and heath
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4804° or 51° 28′ 50″ northLongitude
0.1107° or 0° 6′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9F32F4J6+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 4930814OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q4947638
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In Other Languages
“Bostall Heath and Woods” goes by many names.
- French: “Bostall Heath and Woods”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Wickham and Abbey Wood.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bostall Heath and Alexander McLeod Primary School.
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