Bexley parks and open spaces
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The London Borough of Bexley
owns and maintains over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundaries, with a total of 638 hectares (1,576.5 acre). They include small gardens, river and woodland areas, and large parks with many sporting and other facilities. The five largest are:
Parish Wood Park is one of 11 parks throughout Greater London
chosen to receive money for redevelopment by a public vote. The park received £2m towards better footpaths, more lighting, refurbished public toilets and new play areas for children.
London Borough of Bexley
The London Borough of Bexley lies in south east Greater London, and is a borough referred to as part of Outer London. It has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the London Borough of Greenwich to the west, across the River Thames to the north it borders the London...
owns and maintains over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundaries, with a total of 638 hectares (1,576.5 acre). They include small gardens, river and woodland areas, and large parks with many sporting and other facilities. The five largest are:
- Danson ParkDanson ParkDanson Park is the name of a park located between Welling and Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley, and the name of the electoral ward that covers the park and the surrounding area....
- East Wickham Open Space
- Erith MarshesErith MarshesErith Marshes is an area of grazing marsh beside the south bank of River Thames in London, England.It is located next to the Crossness Sewage Treatment Works and is owned by Thames Water. It is a site of metropolitan importance and situated at grid reference TQ483801, in the London Borough of Bexley...
- Foots Cray MeadowsFoots Cray MeadowsFoots Cray Meadows is an area of parkland and woodland in the London Borough of Bexley, England. It borders the suburbs of Albany Park, Sidcup, Foots Cray, and North Cray. The River Cray runs through it in a north-easterly direction...
- Hall PlaceHall PlaceHall Place is a former stately home, today a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, beside the River Cray on the outskirts of Crayford, west of Bexleyheath and north-east of Old Bexley...
- Lesnes AbbeyLesnes AbbeyLesnes Abbey is a former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Bexley. It is a scheduled ancient monument and the adjacent park and heath are a Site of Special Scientific Interest...
Parish Wood Park is one of 11 parks throughout Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
chosen to receive money for redevelopment by a public vote. The park received £2m towards better footpaths, more lighting, refurbished public toilets and new play areas for children.