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Abbey Wood London Map

Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London

Explore Abbey Wood, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Abbey Wood map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceAbbey Wood
Traditional CountyLondon
Unitary AuthorityGreater London
District / BoroughGreenwich
RegionLondon
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.490834
Longitude0.108030
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Abbey Wood

Abbey Wood stretches across the verdant slopes of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, where the high ground yields to the wide, pulsing expanse of the Thames Gateway. It lies 6.4 miles west-north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 292°T, OS grid TQ 464 789), and is situated north-north-west of North Cray village. Ancient woodland clings to the hillsides, where the ruinous, silent stone arches of Lesnes Abbey offer a skeletal grace against the shifting London sky. Sunlight catches the mossy remnants of these twelfth-century foundations, grounding the modern suburban streets in a long, quiet narrative of earth and prayer. The topography rises sharply from the river plain, creating a vantage point where the cool, grey light of the estuary washes over the rooftops of Abbey Wood. Nearby, the tranquil waters of South Mere provide a mirror for the changing seasons, reflecting the dense canopy that defines this elevated terrain. A sense of enduring persistence lingers in the air, connecting the historic monastic silence to the industrious hum of contemporary transit links. Through these green corridors and fractured stone galleries, Abbey Wood maintains a character defined by the tension between its deep, arboreal roots and the persistent forward motion of the city.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Plumstead Gardens (Park) — 0.3 mi, 244° WSW
  • St Nicholas' Gardens (Park) — 0.4 mi, 217° SW
  • Borough Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 240° WSW
  • Bleak Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 204° SSW
  • Burial Mound On Winns Common, Plumstead (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 211° SSW
  • Monk (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 101° E
  • Lesnes Abbey (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 100° E · 1 ha
  • Tump 17 (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 345° NNW
  • Gallions Hill (Viewpoint) — 1.1 mi, 317° NW
  • Lookout Hill (Viewpoint) — 1.1 mi, 321° NW
  • Tump 16 (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 348° NNW
  • Erith Marshes (Wetland) — 1.4 mi, 066° ENE
  • Gallions Point (Wetland) — 1.5 mi, 295° WNW
  • Punchdrunk (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 277° W
  • Woolwich Reach (River) — 1.7 mi, 283° WNW
  • Tramshed Theatre (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 267° W
  • Crossness Pumping Station (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 046° NE
  • Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 234° SW
  • Mulgrave Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 264° W
  • Woodlands Farm (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 218° SW
  • King George V Dock (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 294° WNW
  • Warpools Reach (River) — 2.1 mi, 346° NNW
  • Shooters Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 227° SW
  • Royal Albert Dock (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 295° WNW
  • Repository Woods (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 258° WSW · 7 ha
  • Danson House (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 169° S
  • Oxleas Woodlands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 218° SW · 73 ha
  • Red House (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 159° SSE
  • Severndroog Castle (Castle) — 2.7 mi, 231° SW
  • Gilbert'S Pit (Charlton) Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 267° W · 5 ha

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About This Abbey Wood Map Page

Explore Abbey Wood, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.490834, 0.108030. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.