Lesnes Abbey

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Lesnes Abbey is a historic ruined abbey and surrounding parkland in southeast London, known for its medieval remains and nature reserve.

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Label Occurrences
Lesnes Abbey canonical 3
Ruins of Lesnes Abbey 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
park
ruined abbey
scheduled monument
adjacentTo Lesnes Abbey Woods
coordinateLocation 0.128
51.490
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo St Mary
St Thomas the Martyr
dissolved 1525
dissolvedBy Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
foundedAs Augustinian abbey
foundedBy Richard de Luci
hasConservationStatus local nature reserve
hasFacility children’s playground
formal gardens
ponds
visitor information boards
hasFeature chapter house remains
cloister remains
exposed foundations of abbey church
fishponds
orchard area
hasPart Lesnes Abbey Woods
medieval ruins
nature reserve
parkland
hasWebsite https://www.lesnesabbeywoods.org
heritageDesignation scheduled monument
inception 1178
knownFor fossil-rich geological exposures in nearby woods
medieval monastic ruins
woodland walks
locatedIn Abbey Wood
England
London
linked to: London, England

London Borough of Bexley
United Kingdom
southeast London
linked to: South East London
near Abbey Wood railway station
operator London Borough of Bexley Council
ownedBy London Borough of Bexley Council
publicAccess yes
religiousOrder Augustinian Canons

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

DA postcode area containsPostTown Lesnes Abbey
subject linked to: DA
Abbey Wood namedAfter Lesnes Abbey
Abbey Wood hasLandmark Ruins of Lesnes Abbey
linked to: Lesnes Abbey
Tironensian Order hadAbbey Lesnes Abbey