Abney Park, London

Name: Abney Park
Address: London, United Kingdom

#298 among attractions in London

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Abney Park is in Stoke Newington, London, England. It is a 13-hectare park dating from just before 1700, named after Lady Mary Abney and associated with Dr Isaac Watts, who laid out an arboretum. In the early 18th century it was accessed via the frontages and gardens of two large mansions: her own manor house and Fleetwood House. Both fronted onto Church Street in what was then a quiet mainly nonconformist village. In 1840, the grounds were turned into Abney Park Cemetery, where 200,000 people were buried. Abney Park now serves mainly as a nature reserve. ()

Elevation: 98 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°33'52"N, 0°4'39"W

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Hackney (Lordship)London United Kingdom

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Abney Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clissold Park, Finsbury Park, Abney Park Chapel, Newington Green.

0.5 miSW
Park
Clissold Park, London
14 min walk • Clissold Park is an open space in Stoke Newington, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bounded by Greenway Close, Church Street, Green Lanes and Queen Elizabeth's Walk; the south-east corner abuts St Mary's Old Church, now an arts venue.
1.1 miW
Park
Finsbury Park, London
29 min walk • Finsbury Park is a public park in the London neighbourhood of Harringay. It is in the area formerly covered by the historic parish of Hornsey, succeeded by the Municipal Borough of Hornsey.
~220 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Abney Park Chapel, London
2 min walk • Abney Park Chapel, is a Grade II Listed chapel, designed by William Hosking and built by John Jay that is situated in Europe's first wholly nondenominational cemetery, Abney Park Cemetery, London.
1.1 miS
Park
Newington Green, London
28 min walk • Newington Green is an open space in north London that straddles the border between Islington and Hackney. It gives its name to the surrounding area, roughly bounded by Ball's Pond Road to the south, Petherton Road to the west, Green Lanes and Matthias Road to the north, and Boleyn Road to the east.
1.2 miE
Lake
Bomb Crater Pond, London
32 min walk • Bomb Crater Pond is a pond in the Walthamstow Marshes in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England. It formed in the crater left by the explosion of a German V-2 rocket on 11 February 1945, during World War II.
1 miS
Nightlife, Cinema
Rio Cinema, London
27 min walk • The Rio Cinema is a Grade II listed independent Art Deco cinema in east London. It is a popular independent cinema located on Kingsland High Street in Dalston, with a history stretching back over 100 years.
~220 ftNW
Cemetery
Abney Park Cemetery, London
2 min walk • Abney Park cemetery is one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries in London, England. Abney Park in Stoke Newington in the London Borough of Hackney is a historic parkland originally laid out in the early 18th century by Lady Mary Abney and Dr.
1.2 miW
Mosque, Park
Finsbury Park Mosque, London
31 min walk • The Finsbury Park Mosque, also known as the North London Central Mosque, is a five-storey mosque located next to Finsbury Park station close to Arsenal Football Club's Emirates Stadium, in the London Borough of Islington.
1.4 miSE
Park
Clapton Square, London
35 min walk • Clapton Square is the second largest garden square in the London Borough of Hackney, located in Lower Clapton, Clapton. It is lined by buildings on three sides.
1.3 miNW
Park
Railway Fields, London
34 min walk • Railway Fields is a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, in Harringay the London Borough of Haringey. About one hectare in area, it was a railway goods yard until 1967.
1.2 miE
Park
Walthamstow Marshes, London
31 min walk • Walthamstow Marshes, is a 36.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It was once an area of lammas land – common land used for growing crops and grazing cattle.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Abney Park?

Nearby attractions include Abney Park Cemetery, London (2 min walk), Abney Park Chapel, London (2 min walk), Crimes Town Gallery, London (5 min walk), Campbell Works, London (8 min walk).

How to get to Abney Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Abney Park:

Bus

Listria Park • Lines: 106 (4 min walk)
Abney Park • Lines: 393, 476, 73, N73 (4 min walk)

Train

Stoke Newington (6 min walk)
Rectory Road (14 min walk)

Metro

Manor House • Lines: Piccadilly (24 min walk)