The town of Abbey wood

Abbey Wood

Abbey Wood is to be found on the eastern edge of the London Borough of Greenwich. Abbey Wood takes its name from the nearby Lesnes Abbey and Bostall Woods.

History

The original 19th century Abbey Wood is the area to the south of Abbey Wood railway station. This is now the centre where three phases of house building meet.

The Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society bought two farms and between 1900 and 1930 built the Bostall Estate. They built a school & shops but no pubs!
Between 1955 & 1959 the London County Council built the Abbey Estate on former Royal Arsenal marshland just south of the railway The architecture is predominantly brick houses with gardens, there is a shopping centre, schools and open spaces, the estate was first used to rehouse people from London's East End. The main through-road is Eynsham Drive. In the early 1970s the Greater London Council began building the first phase of Thamesmead on more ex-Royal-Arsenal land, north-east of Abbey Wood station.

Places of interest

Lesnes Abbey, Bostall Woods & Heath, the Cooperative woods

Accommodation

There are camping and caravan sites in the area and Bed and Breakfast, self catering aparatments and Hotels.

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