Abbey Wood
Abbey Wood is a residential area of South East London in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It takes its name from Lesnes Abbey Wood, which used to be the property of the monks of Lesnes Abbey. It is situated south of Thamesmead and is 10.6 miles east of Charing Cross. Abbey Wood has a population of no more than 24,000 and is said to be a quiet area.
The district is popular amongst commuters; it has an average age of 34 and its railway station was built in 1849 and today it offers services to Charing Cross, Cannon Street and towns in Kent as a loop service. There are also buses that go to Thamesmead, Lewisham and Peckham.
Abbey Wood is recognised for its caravan park situated amongst the Abbey Woods. The woods offer a park and a football pitch, and the nearby Bostall Gardens and Bostall Heath have lots of sports facilities. An area of the woods is a site of special scientific interest because it has fossils going back as far as 23-66 million years ago.
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