Abbey Wood is a residential area of South East London in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It gets its name from Lesnes Abbey Wood, which used to belong to the monks of Lesnes Abbey. It is situated south of Thamesmead and is 10.6 miles east of Charing Cross. Abbey Wood features a population of a little under 24,000 and is known to be a quiet area.
The district is well known amongst commuters; it has an average age of 34 and its railway station was erected in 1849 and right now it runs services to Charing Cross, Cannon Street and boroughs in Kent as a loop service. In addition there are buses that connect it with Thamesmead, Lewisham and Peckham.
Abbey Wood is recognised for its caravan park situated amongst the Abbey Woods. The woods have a park and a football pitch, and the nearby Bostall Gardens and Bostall Heath offer a lot of sports facilities. A section of the woods is a site of special scientific interest since it has fossils that date back as far as 23-66 million years ago.