Lesnes Abbey

Lesnes Abbey is a former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Bexley, south-east London, England. It is a scheduled monument, and the abbey's ruins are listed at Grade II by Historic England.

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Type: Historic site
Description: former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley, England, UK
Also known as: “Augustinian abbey of Saint Thomas of Canterbury” and “Ruins of Lesnes Abbey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey Wood railway station and Lesnes Abbey Woods.

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 2,100 feet west of Lesnes Abbey.

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.

Church of the Cross

Church

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Church of the Cross is situated 1,900 feet north of Lesnes Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Heath and Abbey Wood.

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.

Abbey Wood

Suburb

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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.

Lessness Heath

Suburb

Lessness Heath is a district in the London Borough of Bexley, in the area of Belvedere.

Lesnes Abbey

Categories: abbey, mansion, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.48893° or 51° 29′ 20″ north

Longitude

0.12902° or 0° 7′ 45″ east

Open location code

9F32F4QH+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 5180817

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=abbey

Wikidata ID

Q6531292

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Irish: “Lesnes Abbey”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lesnes Abbey Park and Lesnes Abbey Monk’s Garden.

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