Abbey Wood is an area of South East London in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It takes its name from Lesnes Abbey Wood, which used to belong to the monks of Lesnes Abbey. It is located south of Thamesmead and is 10.6 miles east of Charing Cross. Abbey Wood has a population of a little under 24,000 and is said to be a quiet area.
The district is popular amid commuters; it has an average age of 34 and its railway station was opened in 1849 and today it accommodates services to Charing Cross, Cannon Street and towns in Kent as a loop service. There are also buses that offer links to Thamesmead, Lewisham and Peckham.
Abbey Wood is recognised for its caravan park situated amongst the Abbey Woods. The woods provide a park and a football pitch, and the nearby Bostall Gardens and Bostall Heath provide lots of sports facilities. Part 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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