Lesnes Abbey

51°29′19″N 0°7′44″E / 51.48861°N 0.12889°E / 51.48861; 0.12889

The western side of the courtyard at Lesnes Abbey

Lesnes Abbey /ˈlɛsnɪs/ is a former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, England. It is a scheduled monument,[1] and the abbey's ruins are listed at Grade II[2] by Historic England.

The adjacent Lesnes Abbey Woods are a Local Nature Reserve.[3] Part of the wood is the Abbey Wood SSSI, a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which is an important site for early Tertiary fossils.[4]

  1. ^ Historic England (4 November 1930). "Lesnes Abbey (1002025)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ Historic England (20 May 1953). "Ruins of Lesnes Abbey (1359415)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ Natural England, Local Nature Reserves, Lesnes Abbey Woods
  4. ^ "Natural England citation, Abbey Wood" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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