Abbey Wood is a residential area of South East London within the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It gets its name from Lesnes Abbey Wood, which used to be the property of the monks of Lesnes Abbey. It is located south of Thamesmead and is 10.6 miles east of Charing Cross. Abbey Wood includes a population of no more than 24,000 and is said to be a quiet area.
The district is popular amongst commuters; it has an average age of 34 and its railway station was built in 1849 and these days it runs services to Charing Cross, Cannon Street and areas in Kent as a loop service. There are also buses that run to Thamesmead, Lewisham and Peckham.
Abbey Wood is recognised for its caravan park settled amongst the Abbey Woods. The woods boasts a park and a football pitch, along with the nearby Bostall Gardens and Bostall Heath have a lot of sports facilities. A section of the woods is a site of special scientific interest since it has fossils that date back as far as 23-66 million years ago.