Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Lessness Heath, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lessness Heath 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lessness Heath, London, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Lessness Heath |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Bexley |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.482569 |
| Longitude | 0.146263 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lessness Heath occupies a distinct corner of the Bexley district, where the suburban sprawl catches the shifting light of the Thames Estuary. It lies 4.7 miles west-north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 293°T, OS grid TQ 491 781), and is situated north-north-west of Coldblow village. The terrain here slopes toward the river, carrying the weight of ancient geological layers that once supported the lush, prehistoric greenery of the Abbey Wood SSSI. These fossil-rich sands remain a quiet reminder of a warmer, distant epoch that preceded the modern residential grid. A short walk reveals the verdant expanses of Belvedere Recreation Ground North, where the morning mist often clings to the manicured grass in silver ribbons. Further west, the ruins of Lesnes Abbey offer a silent, stone-hewn gravity that anchors the identity of the surrounding landscape. Residents of Lessness Heath find a rhythmic continuity in these pockets of open space, which temper the persistent hum of London’s outer reach. The air here feels thin and bright, sharpened by the proximity of the marshes that stretch toward the horizon.
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Explore Lessness Heath, 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: 51.482569, 0.146263. 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 built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |