Lesnes Abbey
Lesnes Abbey is a former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 161 more places to visit, starting with Tower of London (14 km).
Abbey or priory near Bexley
Just outside Bexley
Lesnes Abbey is 100 m north of Bexley. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Bexley has 108 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Bexley
The warmest afternoons in Bexley run May to September, at 18–23°C.
Lesnes Abbey
Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 100 m north of Bexley
Lesnes Abbey on the map
Lesnes Abbey sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Lesnes Abbey
Of the 5, Newham is the largest, at 351,065 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Bexley
Greenwich
Barking and Dagenham
Havering
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Lesnes Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley | 100 m south of it | 246,074 | 29 |
| Greenwich | 500 m west of it | 288,117 | 125 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 3 km north of it | 218,236 | 29 |
| Havering | 3.3 km northeast of it | 259,401 | 22 |
| Newham | 3.7 km northwest of it | 351,065 | 133 |
Pair Lesnes Abbey with these
161 more lie within 15 km, 5 museums, a castle and a historic ship among them.
Big drawCastleTower of London14 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)2MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich9.1 km away3
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum9.3 km away · 2.4M visitors a year4
MuseumCutty Sark9.6 km away5
MuseumQueen's House9.2 km away6
Museum · National TrustRed House3.7 km away7
Historic shipHMS Belfast15 km away · 241K visitors a year8
Historic house · English HeritageEltham Palace7.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Lesnes Abbey: the answers
Where is Lesnes Abbey?
Lesnes Abbey is 100 m north of Bexley, London.
What is Lesnes Abbey?
Former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Lesnes Abbey?
May to September are the warmest months in Bexley, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lesnes Abbey a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Lesnes Abbey?
Within 15 km: Tower of London (14 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (9.1 km), National Maritime Museum (9.3 km) and Cutty Sark (9.6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Lesnes Abbey: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red House: Velela, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Belfast: Images George Rex from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eltham Palace: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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