Lesnes Abbey
51°29′19″N 0°7′44″E / 51.48861°N 0.12889°E
The western side of the courtyard at Lesnes Abbey | |
Interactive map of Lesnes Abbey | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Augustinian |
| Established | 1178 |
| Disestablished | 1525 |
| Mother house | Arrouaise Abbey |
| Dedicated to | St Mary and St Thomas the Martyr |
| People | |
| Founder | Richard de Luci |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Ruins |
| Site | |
| Location | Abbey Wood, London |
| Country | England |
Lesnes Abbey /ˈlɛsnɪs/ is a former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Bexley, southeast London, England. It is a scheduled monument, and the abbey's ruins are listed at Grade II by Historic England.
The adjacent Lesnes Abbey Woods are a Local Nature Reserve. Part of the wood is the Abbey Wood SSSI, a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which is an important site for fossils of the early Tertiary period.