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St. James's Square, c. 1722
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Fitzroy Square

Squares have long been a feature of London and come in numerous identifiable forms. The landscaping spectrum of squares stretches from those with more hardscape, constituting town squares (also known as city squares)—to those with communal gardens, for which London is a major international exponent, known as garden squares. London's largest privately-owned square is Vincent Square, in Westminster, which comprises 13 acres.[1]

A few in the capital of the United Kingdom, such as Trafalgar Square, began as public open spaces in the same way as other city squares worldwide, typically a plaza, piazza and a platz in Spain, Italy and Germany. Most, however, began as garden squares i.e. private communal gardens for the inhabitants of surrounding houses. All types of the space are more prevalent in parts of London with high (urban) density. Some of these gardens are now open to the public, while others, for example around Notting Hill, are railed (a form of fencing) and private.

The terminology has been loosely applied for over a century. Some "squares" are irregularly shaped—including five triangles, a pentagon, hexagon, octagon, and two ovals among those officially named Square. Approbative and technical studies of garden squares commonly cover equivalent landscaped communal gardens not named as a Square many of which have become small public parks. A diversity of descriptive names features in the list of London's "garden squares".

Name and shape

"Square" is a generic term for neat, planned or set aside urban open spaces larger than a verge or pavement overlooked by buildings. In London, elements of fields were set aside, a fact reflected in the name of the square London Fields and two later examples: Coram's Fields and Lincoln's Inn Fields. Some are not actually square, or even rectangular. One reason for this is the use of a local nickname for the street, park or garden in question. Another is that some older squares were irregularly shaped to begin with, or lost their original layout due to the city's many transformations, not least following the Great Fire of London and The Blitz.

The street naming (or streetnaming) authority of each London Borough and the City of London Corporation, by authority of an act of Parliament, the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. xcvii), imposes rules to authorise appropriate street names for new developments and for owners wishing to rename features.[2] Commercial building and retained historic names apart, new residential squares must in many boroughs be "for a square only" — considered not well elongated but rectangular and to some extent open.[3] Billiter Square, EC3 and Millennium Square, SE1 in districts dominated by retail, commerce and offices are among many modern buildings (not beside a visible rectangular open space) that include alternative, higher built density, square features to their design—such as a courtyard or a square footprint.

Some squares such as Granary Square are paved; others like Russell Square have grass and trees; many others have diverse communal gardens. Most of those that are actually square have the word in their name, and these are listed below. Others more flexibly identified do not. Such notable lists are commonly identified as list of garden squares or estate gardens, communal gardens, formal gardens, about which many books have been written. Increasingly, spaces are being constructed that are legally private, though in practice open to the public (Paternoster Square).

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea contains over a hundred garden squares whose use is restricted to residents, almost all share a name with their directly adjoining road. Residents may contract with private contractors or with the council, in which case the council charges those residents, typically at the same time as council tax.[4] One instance is a lens (pointed oval), The Boltons.

Toward the public end of the public/private continuum, London's growth has taken in village greens. A minority of these partly or wholly survive such as Newington Green to form council-run open spaces breaking up housing, road networks and/or retail streets. The categories of greens and garden squares become more well-visited where larger than an informal scale. These are mainly government-run, characteristic parks and open spaces in London. By subtle distinction their less urban equivalent amounts to London's 26 commons most of which were diminished in the period of legal inclosure and/or the city/county's 16 country parks.

History

Development of squares

The making of residential squares fell into decline in the early 20th century, one of the last notable such squares having been designed by Edwin Lutyens for Hampstead Garden Suburb. Numerous squares were in danger of filling in for further building. This was banned by the London Squares Preservation Act 1931 (21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. xciii).[5] In the last quarter of the 20th century a fashion for making office squares developed, a trend led by the Broadgate development. Developers such as London Square, Berkeley Homes and Taylor Wimpey (in the first two instances through their London subsidiaries) have built and set aside land in more than one of their 21st century London developments to create those of the residential type.[6][7][8][9][10][11] More broadly, mixed-use squares to give a focal area have become a resurgent planning design, reflected for instance in Times Square, Sutton and Canada Square, Canary Wharf.

Viewings and events in private communal gardens

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The parks can be categorised as public garden squares, private garden squares or other squares.

Social importance

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An illuminated wire sculpture of a nightingale, displayed in London's Berkeley Square as part of Lumiere London 2018, an art festival. The sculpture and the accompanying soundtrack A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square formed an art installation titled 'Was that a dream?' by a French artist Cédric Le Borgne.[14]

The local proliferation relative to other UK cities coupled with, since the early 20th century, their widespread opening up has similarly made squares broadly cited in portrayals of London. Initially cultural use was mainly confined to novels and, to a lesser degree, fine art.

"It's a Long Way to Tipperary" is a 1910s song featuring the line "Farewell Leicester Square". "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" is a romantic hit of 1940 with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by Manning Sherwin, sang that year separately by Ray Noble and Vera Lynn and a theme of a film the next year, by Fritz Lang., Man Hunt. In the 1956 song "Why Can't The English?" from the musical My Fair Lady, Professor Henry Higgins laments, "Hear them down in Soho Square/Dropping H's everywhere."

Drama most notably includes the high-audience soap opera broadcast by the BBC running since 1985, EastEnders based on a semi-permanent set north of London's border, Albert Square. It had pre-release titles Square Dance, Round the Square, Round the Houses, London Pride and East 8.[15]

Soho Square garden contains a bench that commemorates the singer Kirsty MacColl, who wrote the song "Soho Square" for her album Titanic Days. After her death in 2000, fans bought a memorial bench in her honour, inscribing the lyrics: "One day I'll be waiting there / No empty bench in Soho Square".[16] The Lindisfarne album Elvis Lives On the Moon also includes a song named after that square.[17]

Notable communal gardens surrounded by buildings

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Most notable town squares

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List of Greater London squares

This list comprises places bearing the word Square. The tables state if each has an open-air space exceeding a double-size pavement or the provision of parking spaces. Those marked mainly (due to a building, typically a church, school or community hall in the space) or yes have a clear, open space. Those marked No include streets of any shape including those with vestigial names (throwbacks) to open spaces that lay there (or adjacent) before.

Demolished squares are listed in a table at the end of this section.

Approximate area, in square metres, includes hardscapes and roads.

London's squares are arranged by postcode, see the map below of postcodes.

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London post town postcodes

Centremost postcodes

Name Post district Open-to-sky area between buildings Image m2
King EC1 Mainly File:King Square Gardens Borough of Islington London August 11th 2014 - 05.jpg 16000
Charterhouse EC1 Yes File:Charterhouse Square.jpgTemplate:Refn[18] 9300
Northampton EC1 Yes File:Northampton Square - geograph.org.uk - 979.jpg 6600
Brewery EC1 Yes File:Brewery Square, Clerkenwell EC1V small.png 900
Waterhouse EC1 Yes File:Holborn, Waterhouse Square, 142 Holborn Bars, EC1 - geograph.org.uk - 667992.jpgTemplate:Refn 1500
Coldbath
(historically Cold Bath)		 EC1 Yes File:Coldbath Square.jpg 320
St John's EC1 Yes File:Clerkenwell, The Order of St John, EC1 - geograph.org.uk - 756231.jpg 4500Template:Refn
Myddelton EC1 Yes File:St Mark's Church, Myddleton Square - geograph.org.uk - 110035.jpg 14000
Rosebery EC1 No File:Rosebery Square - a raised outdoor terrace of a mansion block.jpgTemplate:Refn 600
Bartholomew EC1 No File:Жнівеньскі Лондан 07.JPGTemplate:Refn 0
Finsbury EC2 Mainly File:Bistro in the Square, Finsbury Square. - geograph.org.uk - 1072846.jpg 17000
Devonshire EC2 Yes File:Circular seated area in the middle of Devonshire Square - geograph.org.uk - 1021445.jpg 3200Template:Refn
Reliance EC2 No File:Shoreditch, Reliance Square - geograph.org.uk - 1692298.jpg 0
Mark EC2 Yes File:Mark Square - geograph.org.uk - 1163071.jpgTemplate:Refn 2400
Finsbury Avenue EC2 Mainly File:Finsbury Avenue Square - geograph.org.uk - 1072706.jpg 2600
Aldermanbury EC2 Yes File:Looking from Aldermanbury into Basinghall Street - geograph.org.uk - 1256808.jpg 1650
Exchange EC2 Yes File:Exchange Square, London.JPG 5900
Monkwell EC2 Yes File:Obelisk in Monkwell Square - geograph.org.uk - 643310.jpg 2280
Bridgewater EC2 No A small pre-school playground 500
New Inn EC2 No File:New Inn Square no number plates.png 0
Trinity EC3 Yes File:London . Widok z Trinity Square Gardens - panoramio.jpg 8200
St Helen's EC3 Yes File:London Lloyds of London von St Mary Axe 201008.jpg 2700Template:Refn
America EC3 Yes File:Flowerbed in America Square - geograph.org.uk - 1004689.jpg 1000
Paternoster EC4 Yes File:Paternoster Square, London EC2, at Christmas - geograph.org.uk - 1092286.jpg 3200
Salisbury EC4 Yes File:Salisbury Square, London, January 2018 03.jpg 1280
New Street EC4 Yes File:Looking towards Aldermanbury Square, London EC2 in the snow - geograph.org.uk - 879062.jpg 1350
Warwick EC4 Yes File:Warwick Square, near St Pauls, City of London EC4M.jpg 1150Template:Refn
Gough EC4 Yes File:The courtyard of Gough Square (4044101858).jpg 480
Ludgate EC4 No File:Creed Lane (geograph 4279051).jpg 0
Queen WC1 Yes File:Bloomsbury, Queen Square, WC1 - geograph.org.uk - 669373.jpg 8660
Red Lion WC1 Mainly File:Red Lion Square park.jpg 7200
Gray's Inn WC1 Yes File:Gray's Inn in the snow (8399086152).jpg 4430
South WC1 Yes File:Gray's inn zzz.JPG 2600
Bloomsbury WC1 Yes File:Bloomsbury Square gardens 01.jpg 12000
Regent WC1 Yes File:Regent Square WC1 - geograph.org.uk - 1400805.jpg 7500
Mecklenburgh WC1 Mainly File:Mecklenburgh Square.jpegTemplate:Refn 18000
Granville WC1 Yes File:Granville Square (geograph 2858772).jpg 5000
Wilmington WC1 Yes File:Wilmington Square - geograph.org.uk - 1396214.jpg 7200
Lloyd WC1 Yes File:Lloyd Square, Islington, London (geograph 3755756).jpg 4900
Fleet WC1 Yes Template:RefnTemplate:Refn 1850
Wells WC1 Mainly Template:Refn 1400
Argyle WC1 Yes File:London - Crestfield Street - View on Argyle Square.jpg 7800
Brunswick WC1 Yes File:BrunswickSquare.jpgTemplate:Refn 18000
Torrington WC1 Mainly File:Torrington Square March 2016 01.JPG 8800
Tavistock WC1 Yes File:2013-02 gandhi tavistock square.JPG 18000
Gordon WC1 Yes File:Gordon Square Gardens, London Borough of Camden, WC1.jpg 16000Template:Refn
Woburn WC1 Yes File:Woburn Square Garden - geograph.org.uk - 1374266.jpg 6200
Russell WC1 Yes File:Summer in the City - geograph.org.uk - 904991.jpg 40000
Bedford WC1 Yes File:Bedford gardens.jpg 17000
New WC2 Yes File:Lincolns Inn New Square 20130413 108.JPGTemplate:Refn 7000

Inner

North and northwest

Name Post district Open-to-sky area between buildings Image m2
Canonbury N1 Yes File:Canonbury Square, London Borough of Islington, N1 (2432814041).jpg 8500
Union N1 Yes File:Union Square, Islington (geograph 4343015).jpg 5700
Arlington N1 Yes File:Arlington Square.jpg 9200
Claremont N1 Yes File:Claremont square, Islington (1) - geograph.org.uk - 1523970.jpg 12000
King's Cross Square N1 Yes 6900
Hoxton N1 Yes File:Hoxton square 2.jpg 6000
Lewis Cubitt Square N1 Yes 5200
Charles N1 Yes File:Charles Square, Shoreditch (geograph 3877762).jpg 2700
Highbury N5 Yes File:Highbury Square interior.jpg 9900
Cloudesley N1 Mainly File:Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square (geograph 3486241).jpg 4800
John Spencer N1 Yes File:Alwyne Castle, Islington (geograph 4566942).jpg 5200Template:Refn
De Beauvoir N1 Yes File:De Beauvoir Town, Looking across De Beauvoir Square - geograph.org.uk - 1729359.jpg 12000
Old Royal Free N1 Yes File:Old Royal Free Water Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1394809.jpg 2800
Lonsdale N1 Yes File:Lonsdale Square Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 110233.jpg 5250
Gibson N1 Yes File:Gibson Square, Islington - geograph.org.uk - 1135628.jpg 8200
Milner N1 Yes File:Milner Square, Islington - geograph.org.uk - 1376178.jpg 4900
Barnsbury N1 Yes File:Barnsbury Square (geograph 1686928).jpg 7750
Edward N1 Yes File:Edward Square, Islington 0588.JPG 5900
Alwyne N1 Yes File:Alwyne Square, Canonbury - geograph.org.uk - 859054.jpg 3600
Wellington N1 Yes 3750
Anderson N1 Yes 1400
Peabody N1 Yes File:Peabody Trust buildings on Greenman Street, Islington (geograph 5138474).jpg 1350
Packington N1 Yes 2500
Canalside N1 Yes 3800
Red House N1 Yes 3000
Wilton N1 Yes File:Wilton Square N1 - geograph.org.uk - 1091995.jpg 4200Template:Refn
Thornhill N1 Mainly File:Thornhill Square, Barnsbury - geograph.org.uk - 624532.jpgTemplate:Refn 20000
Pond N6 Mainly File:Georgian Houses, Pond Square, Highgate Village - geograph.org.uk - 1214770.jpg 6400
Park NW1 Yes File:Park Square East - geograph.org.uk - 1396235.jpg 28000
Euston NW1 Yes File:Piscator - geograph.org.uk - 913686.jpg 7000
Munster NW1 Yes File:Looking along Laxton Place to Munster Square (geograph 4997996).jpg 4400
Dorset NW1 Yes File:Dorset Square, Marylebone - panoramio.jpg 8500
Blandford NW1 Yes 1500 eachTemplate:Refn
Chalcot NW1 Yes File:Chalcot Square - geograph.org.uk - 1005457.jpg 3600
Tolmers NW1 Yes File:Tolmers Square, Euston - geograph.org.uk - 660384.jpg 2000Template:Refn
Oakley NW1 Yes File:Oakley Square Gardens, Camden Town - geograph.org.uk - 178583.jpg 13000Template:Refn
Harrington NW1 Yes File:Harrington Square Camden - geograph.org.uk - 1593060.jpg 8000Template:Refn
Ampthill NW1 Yes File:Ampthill Square Estate, Camden Town - geograph.org.uk - 404860.jpg 5000Template:Refn
Elliott NW1 No 0
St Mark's NW1 Mainly File:St. Marks Church (7263664718).jpg 3000
Alma NW8 Yes File:Alma Square (geograph 3136603).jpg 2800
Camden NW1 Yes File:Camden Square (6005623628).jpg 16000
Northpoint and
Caledonian		 NW1 No 0Template:Refn
Triton NW1 No File:Triton Square - geograph.org.uk - 1164984.jpg 0
Rochester NW1 No 0
Islington N1 No 0
1 Hamond N1 No 0Template:Refn
Hoffman N1 No 0
Uhura N16 No 0

West and southwest

Name Post district Open-to-sky area between buildings Image m2
Eaton SW1 Yes File:The Parish of St.Peter - panoramio.jpg 51000
Vincent SW1 Yes File:View from Westminster Cathedral 2011 Vincent Square.jpg 47000
Belgrave SW1 Yes File:Entrance to Gardens in Belgrave Square - geograph.org.uk - 1296516.jpg 36000
Grosvenor W1 Yes File:Grosvenor Square - geograph.org.uk - 1090067.jpg 30000
St George's SW1 Mainly File:Gardens in St George's Square, Pimlico - geograph.org.uk - 1300142.jpg 22000
Berkeley W1 Yes File:Berkeley Square Park - panoramio.jpg 20000
Portman W1 Yes File:Portman square garden - panoramio.jpg 20000
Eccleston SW1 Yes File:Garden Path Eccleston Square - geograph.org.uk - 1297548.jpg 18000
Onslow SW7 Yes File:Onslow Square SW7 - geograph.org.uk - 190560.jpg 17000Template:Refn
Warwick SW1 Yes File:St gabriel Warwick Square.jpg 15000
Cavendish W1 Yes File:Cavendish Square - geograph.org.uk - 387126.jpg 14500
Parliament SW1 Yes File:Westminster, London, UK - panoramio (60).jpg 14000
Bryanston W1 Yes File:Bryanston Square - geograph.org.uk - 374401.jpg 14000
Redcliffe SW10 Mainly File:Redcliffe Square Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 957168.jpg 13500
Dolphin SW1 Mainly File:Dolphin Square (171233643).jpg 12000Template:Refn
Thurloe SW7 Yes File:Thurloe Square from the V and A - geograph.org.uk - 1143578.jpg 12000
Montagu W1 Yes File:Playpark in Montagu Square - geograph.org.uk - 1048040.jpg 11000
Lowndes SW1 Yes File:Anti-Pakistan demonstration outside High Commission of Pakistan, London 01.JPG 11000
Cleveland W2 Yes File:Cleveland Square, Bayswater-geograph-2740555.jpg 10000
Kensington Gardens W8 Mainly File:Princes Square, Bayswater - geograph.org.uk - 974772.jpg 10000Template:Refn
Kensington W8 Yes File:Kensington Square London.jpg 8400
Smith SW1 Mainly File:Smith Square Westminster London - geograph.org.uk - 1092459.jpg 5900Template:Refn
Fitzroy W1 Yes File:Fitzroy Square London.jpg 8700
Nevern SW5 Yes File:Nevern Square - geograph.org.uk - 1211002.jpg 8700
Manchester W1 Yes File:Manchester Square nord.jpg 8000
Hereford SW7 Yes File:View up Hereford Square (geograph 4026598).jpg 7400
Chelsea SW3 Yes 10000
Carlyle SW3 Yes File:Carlyle Square Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 493841.jpg 8200
Tedworth SW3 Yes 4800
Cadogan SW1 Yes File:Buildings on Cadogan Square (geograph 3805645).jpg 13000
Edwardes W8 Yes File:Edwardes Square, London 03.JPG 16000
Norland W11 Yes File:St. James, Norland Square church, W11 - geograph.org.uk - 1441797.jpg 12000
Pembridge W2 Yes File:Kensington, Pembridge Square (geograph 3201133).jpg 10000
Sloane SW1 Yes File:Sloane Square.jpg 6000
Duke of York SW3 Mainly File:Duke of York Square SW3 - geograph.org.uk - 192560.jpg 5000Template:Refn
Paultons SW3 Yes File:Communal garden in Paultons Square (geograph 4104043).jpg 6500
Earl's Court SW5 Yes File:Earls Court Square, SW5 - geograph.org.uk - 876717.jpg 6400
Ebury SW1 Yes File:Westminster, Ebury Square Garden - geograph.org.uk - 1333419.jpg 6000
Brompton SW3 Yes File:Brompton Square, London SW3 - geograph.org.uk - 1108023.jpg 6200Template:Refn
Markham SW3 Yes File:Gardens in Markham Square - geograph.org.uk - 1150405.jpg 4500
Montpelier SW7 Yes File:Montpelier Square, Knightsbridge - geograph.org.uk - 481205.jpg 4300
Alexander SW3 Yes File:GEORGE GODWIN - 24 Alexander Square South Kensington London SW3 2AU.jpg 4200Template:Refn
Ovington SW3 Yes File:Houses on Ovington Road (geograph 2484839).jpg 2600
Trevor SW7 Yes File:Trevor Square, Knightsbridge (geograph 4338316).jpg 2800
Lindsay SW1 Mainly File:Lindsay Square, Pimlico (geograph 3295332).jpg 2000
Victoria SW1 Yes File:Victoria Square - geograph.org.uk - 1194345.jpg 1250
Pearson W1 Mainly 1600
Wellington SW3 Yes File:Wellington Square, Chelsea, London - geograph.org.uk - 3722.jpg 1500
Admiral SW10 Yes File:Crossing Battersea railway bridge- view downstream including Chelsea Harbour development (geograph 2356478).jpg 1080
Coleridge SW10 Yes File:Marjon Chelsea campus model 01.jpg 1040Template:Refn
St Mary's W2 Yes File:St Mary's Church, Paddington Green, W2 - Churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 351974.jpg 1250
Gloucester W2 Yes 8200
Hyde Park W2 Yes 8000
Sussex W2 Yes 7750
Connaught W2 Yes 6800
Norfolk W2 Yes 6400
Sheldon W2 Mainly File:Sheldon-square.jpg 6000
Cambridge W2 Yes File:Cambridge Square, London W2.jpg 4200
Oxford W2 Yes File:Oxford Square 17.jpg 4200
Talbot W2 Yes 3000
Lancer W8 Yes File:Entrance to Lancer Square - geograph.org.uk - 811859.jpg 3550
Rose SW3 Yes File:Rose Square, Fulham Road SW7 (geograph 2757075).jpg 1200Template:Refn
Chantry W8 Yes 1200Template:Refn
St Andrews W11 Yes 1000
Wesley W11 Yes File:Refreshments on the lawn, Wesley Square (geograph 5012224).jpg 2200
Colville W11 Mainly 3300
Porchester W2 Yes File:Porchester Square Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 363441.jpg 5780
Powis W11 Yes File:Notting Hill Carnival - 2013 (geograph 3620364).jpg 4400
Orme W11 Yes File:St Petersburgh Square (geograph 5514801).jpg 1980
Prince's W2 Yes File:Princes Square (geograph 5537487).jpg 7200
Leinster W2 Yes File:Leinster Square Gardens.jpg 7200
Katherine W11 Yes 950
Campden Hill W8 Yes File:Campden Hill Square, W8 - geograph.org.uk - 393930.jpg 8500
Wycombe W8 Yes 2000
Ravenscourt W6 Yes File:Houses on Ravenscourt Square (geograph 3382083).jpg 3200
St Peter's Square W6 Yes File:Greek Runner Hammersmith 364.JPG 13000
Ashcroft W6 Yes File:Morris dancers, Ashcroft Square, King Street W6 (geograph 2997360).jpg 4800Template:Refn
Westcroft W6 Yes 3200
Lyric W6 Yes File:Lyric Square, W6 - geograph.org.uk - 1620314.jpg 2000
Audley, South Audley Street W1 Yes 500
Chesterton W8 Yes File:Warwick Road & Pembroke Road, London SW5.jpg 2050Template:Refn
Grafton SW4 Yes File:London Wealth and Poverty 1898-1899 Grafton Square, Clapham Old Town.jpg 7500
Battersea SW11 Yes File:Battersea Square (geograph 4705633).jpg 1150
Rathbone W1 Yes 800Template:Refn
Shuters (Sun Road) W14 Yes 800
Vine W14 Yes 800
Orchard W14 Yes 600
Ivory SW11 Yes File:Gartons Way-Plantation Wharf - geograph.org.uk - 1261207.jpg 500
Nottingdale W11 Yes Template:Refn 450
Macaulay SW4 Yes 1500Template:Refn
Imperial SW6 Yes File:Imperial Square, Fulham (geograph 3806153).jpg 2700
Hurlingham SW6 Yes 2620
Marryat SW6 Yes 950
Queen's Elm SW3 Yes 900
Lampeter W6 No Template:Refn 400
Restoration SW11 No 510Template:Refn
White's SW4 No 0
Philpot SW6 No 0
Mortimer W11 No 0
St Charles W10 No File:St Charles Square - geograph.org.uk - 925989.jpg 0
Franklin W14 No File:Franklin Square, W14 - geograph.org.uk - 1443866.jpgTemplate:Refn 0
Fountain SW1 No File:Fountain Square - geograph.org.uk - 646066.jpg 0
Brassey SW11 No 0
Cavalry SW3 No 0

South

Name Postal district Open to air communal space Image m2
Surrey SE1 Yes File:Previously All Saints, Surrey Square, Walworth (geograph 2276019).jpg 18000
Dickens SE1 Mainly File:Dickens Square park, London SE1 (geograph 4379522).jpg 12000
Avondale SE1 Mainly File:St Philip & St Mark, Avondale Square, Camberwell & Sculpture (geograph 2275982).jpg 10000
Trinity Church SE1 Mainly File:Trinity Church Square - north side - geograph.org.uk - 847609.jpg 7700Template:Refn
Lorrimore SE17 Mainly File:St Paul, Lorrimore Square, London SE17 - geograph.org.uk - 1750513.jpg 7400
Nightingale SW12 Yes File:Nightingale Square, Balham (geograph 3262823).jpg 7000
Sutherland SE17 Not mainly File:Sutherland Square, SE17 (geograph 2668688).jpg 7000
Albert SW8 Yes File:Albert Square, SW8 (geograph 2435181).jpg 6500
West SE11 Yes File:6-19 West Square (geograph 4826425).jpg 6400
Thorburn SE1 Mainly File:Church in the square - geograph.org.uk - 1706294.jpg 6000
Nelson SE1 Yes File:Nelson Square - geograph.org.uk - 920583.jpg 6000
Peckham SE15 Mainly File:Peckham Square - geograph.org.uk - 1741872.jpg 5000
Cleaver SE11 Yes File:Cleaver Square (geograph 3663479).jpg 4800
Peabody SE1 Yes File:Peabody Square Model Dwellings, Blackfriars Road.jpg 4500Template:Refn
Addington SE5 Yes File:Addington Square SE5 - geograph.org.uk - 165917.jpg 4200
St. Philip Battersea, SW8 Not mainly File:Battersea, St Philip's Church - geograph.org.uk - 1454062.jpg 4000Template:Refn
Providence SE1 Yes File:Providence Square Garden (geograph 4378474).jpg 4000
Merrick SE1 Yes File:Merrick Square, off Trinity Street (1) - geograph.org.uk - 1765992.jpg 3600
Montague SE15 Yes 3200
Walcot SE11 Yes File:Walcot Square SE11 - geograph.org.uk - 167290.jpg 2700Template:Refn
St Mary's SE11 Yes File:Walcot Square SE11 - geograph.org.uk - 167290.jpg 2700Template:Refn
Perkins SE1 Yes File:Perkins Square - geograph.org.uk - 1022903.jpg 2600
Bermondsey SE16 Yes File:Alfie's Kitchen and Bar (3469030040).jpg 2500
Gatehouse SE1 Yes File:Gatehouse Square - geograph.org.uk - 1022928.jpg 2100
Helsinki SE16 Yes File:Riverside flats (geograph 3703362).jpg 2000
Millennium, Shad Thames SE1 Yes 1700
Greenacre SE16 Yes 1600Template:Refn
Reveley SE16 Yes 420Template:Refn
Brewery SE1 Yes File:Brewery Square, south of Tower Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 823101.jpg 660
Edward SE16 Yes File:Thames Developments (geograph 5663982).jpg 900
Elizabeth SE16 Yes File:Elizabeth Square, Lavender Wharf (geograph 2970021).jpg 640
Frederick SE16 Yes File:Thames Developments (geograph 5663982).jpg 640
Helena SE16 Yes File:Thames Developments (geograph 5663982).jpg 640
Sophia SE16 Yes File:Thames Developments (geograph 5663982).jpg 640
William SE16 Yes File:Thames Developments (geograph 5663982).jpg 640
New Place SE16 Yes
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 3800
Lockwood SE16 Yes
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 4800
Marden SE16 Yes
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 5100
Layard SE16 Yes
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 6000Template:Refn
St Olavs or St Olav's SE16 Yes File:St. Olavs Church and the southern entrance to Rotherhithe Tunnel (geograph 2718176).jpg 2000[19][20]Template:Refn
Great Guildford Business SE1 Not mainly 200
Oslo SE16 Yes 2300
Bergen SE16 Yes 1950
Tillett SE16 Yes 200
Graphite, Vauxhall Walk SE11 Yes 500
Cornwall, Kennings Way SW11 Yes 2800Template:Refn
John Parker SW11 Yes File:Flats, Clapham (geograph 3465010).jpg 1000Template:Refn
Fenner SW11 Yes File:Abstract art on apartment block, Fenner Square (geograph 5198105).jpg 1000Template:Refn
Holliday SW11 Yes 1000Template:Refn
Weekley SW11 Yes 1000Template:Refn
Winchester SE1 Mainly 730
Cobalt Vauxhall, SW8 Yes File:Harleyford Road - geograph.org.uk - 1013044.jpg 1500
St Georges or Saint George's SE8 Yes File:Housing, St Georges Wharf (geograph 2952623).jpg 3000Template:Refn
Granville SE15 Yes 800
Yarnfield SE15 Yes 2200
Vivian SE15 Yes 1000
Galatea SE15 Yes 2500Template:Refn
Huguenot SE15 Yes 1400
Bonnington SW8 Yes File:Bonnington Square Garden - geograph.org.uk - 1397632.jpg 900
Hamilton SE1 Yes 550
Fountain Green SE16 Yes File:Fountain Green Square (geograph 2127509).jpg 970Template:Refn
Rust SE5 No 0
Shard's SE15 No 0Template:Refn
Choumert SE15 No 0
Flat Iron SE1 No 0[21]
Gagarin, Southwark Street SE1 No 0Template:Refn
Queen Annes SE1 No 0
Westminster Business SE11 No 0Template:Refn

East

Name Post district Open to air communal space Image m2
Clapton E5 Yes File:Clapton Square - geograph.org.uk - 1373803.jpg 12000
Canada E14 Yes File:Canada Square in a sunny day - panoramio (1).jpg 12000
Ion E2 Yes File:Ion Square Gardens, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, E2 (2404503484).jpg 9000
Carlton E1 Yes File:View across the green (geograph 2659293).jpg 9000
Tredegar (Template:IPAc-en, Script error: No such module "IPA".) E3 Yes File:Tredegar Square (7060769943).jpg 8900
Beaumont E1 Yes 8500
Cabot E14 Yes File:Cabot Square, London (15679738743).jpg 8200
Royal Victoria E16 Yes File:Sculpture in Royal Victoria Square, London in March 2011 - 04.jpg 5500
St David's E14 Yes File:Riverside Apartments, Isle of Dogs (geograph 3624562).jpgTemplate:Refn 5500
Harpley E1 Yes 5000
Bishops, Old Spitalfields Market E1 Yes File:Spitalfields Re-development, London - geograph.org.uk - 64144.jpg 5500
Thomas More E1 Mainly 4500
Ford E1 Yes 4000
Sidney E1 Yes File:Sidney Square Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 593785.jpg 3950
Avis E1 Yes 3000
Petticoat E1 Mainly File:Petticoat Square, Middlesex Street, City of London - geograph.org.uk - 64260.jpg 3800
Rectory E1 Yes File:Stepney Temple Court 03.jpeg 2800
The Mother's E5 Yes 2500Template:RefnTemplate:Refn
Wellclose E1 Not mainly File:View of Hatton House from Wellclose Square (geograph 4871795).jpg 800
Hooper E1 Yes 1600
Hornbeam E3 Yes 1070
Jasmine E3 Yes 1070
Grayling E2 Yes 900
Times E1 Yes 900Template:Refn
Lea E3 Yes 800
Bartholomew, Cudworth Street E1 Yes File:St Bartholomew, Bethnal Green (geograph 4160985).jpg 700
Arbour Stepney, E1 Yes File:The former Raine's Foundation Grammar School building in Arbour Square - geograph.org.uk - 149017.jpg 6300
Brayford E1 Yes 1100Template:Refn
O’Leary E1 Yes 1700
Douthwaite E1 Yes 840Template:Refn
Cork E1 Yes 500Template:Refn
The Watergarden, Roy E14 Yes 1100Template:Refn
York E14 Yes File:Queen's Head, E14 - geograph.org.uk - 1170452.jpg 2800
Cutlers E14 Yes 895Template:Refn
Vulcan E14 Yes 900Template:Refn
Torres E14 Yes 300Template:Refn
Bering E14 Yes 300Template:Refn
Shalbourne E9 Yes File:Hackney Wick, Eastway (geograph 5186295).jpg 1200Template:Refn
Silk Mills E9 Yes File:Silk Mills Square (geograph 3046181) (cropped).jpg 1200Template:Refn
Leabank E9 Yes 2500
Alphabet E3 Yes 2000Template:Refn
Gerry Raffles and Theatre E15 Yes File:Theatre Royal Stratford East.JPG 2500
Heylyn E3 Yes 2300
Sheffield E3 Yes 1700
Guerin E3 Yes 1600
Trellis E3 Yes 1500
Stonechat E6 Yes 1200Template:Refn
Partridge E6 Yes 1200Template:Refn
Lampern E2 Yes 1300
Old Market E2 Yes File:Columbia Road, Shoreditch (geograph 3484188).jpg 1000
Ambassador E14 Yes 1100Template:Refn
St George's or Saint George's Square E14 Yes 700
Aqua Vista E3 Yes 900
Lanark E14 Yes File:View along Pepper Street back towards East Ferry Road (geograph 3236099).jpg 1800
Burrells Wharf E14 Yes File:Burells wharf.jpg 2500
Capstan E14 Yes 2000
Botanic E14 Yes File:Recent developments on Leamouth Peninsula (geograph 4950240).jpgTemplate:Refn 6000
Hopewell E14 Yes 2400
Carter E14 Yes 1000
St Thomas's E9 Yes File:St Thomas Square, Hackney - geograph.org.uk - 402495.jpg 6000
St Peter's E2 Yes File:Bethnal Green, Church of St Peter and St Thomas - geograph.org.uk - 1716762.jpg 2000
Pollard E2 Yes 6400
Market, Chrisp Street E14 Yes File:Global cuisine at Chrisp Street market - geograph.org.uk - 864538.jpg 3000
Fassett E9 Yes File:View from the roof of the German Hospital, Dalston (3058841015).jpg 2200
Shaw E17 Yes 1275
Sutton (or Urswick Road) E9 Yes 2400Template:Refn
The Square, High Road/York Road E10 Yes 2000
Patriot E2 No 0
Spital E1 No 0Template:Refn
Cumberland Mills E14 No 0Template:Refn
Murray E16 No File:Murray Square (geograph 3969625).jpg 0
St George's E7 No 0
Regent E3 No 0
Old School E14 No 0
Athol E14 No 0
Torrens E15 No 0
Olympus E5 No 0
Transom E14 No 0
Forge E14 No 0
Warrior E12 No 0
St Luke's E16 No File:Canning Town, Former St Luke's Church - geograph.org.uk - 762025.jpg 0
Goldsmith's E2 No File:The Albion in Goldsmith Row (geograph 2442547).jpg 0
Education E1 No 0
Portland E1 No 1180Template:Refn
Martineau E1 No 0Template:Refn
Chant E15 No 0
Barnby E15 No 0
Primrose E9 No 0
Principal, Chelmer Road E9 No 0
Albert E15 No File:Albert Square (geograph 5357366).jpg 0
Maryland E15 No File:Maryland Square (geograph 4684639).jpg 0
Tollgate E6 No 0Template:Refn
Goose E6 No 0Template:Refn
Butterfield E6 No 0Template:Refn

Renamed squares note:

  • Albert Gardens
  • Trafalgar Gardens

These two 19th century built Squares are officially renamed as shown. This avoids confusion with other squares in London.

Outer

East

Name Post town Post district Open to air communal space Image m2
Eastbury Barking IG11 Mainly File:Eastbury Manor Barking - geograph.org.uk - 52748.jpg 9000
Brandesbury Woodford Green IG8 Yes File:Claybury Mental hospital, or London County Lunatic Asylum.jpg 3000
Rosebury Woodford Green IG8 Yes File:Claybury Mental hospital, or London County Lunatic Asylum.jpg 3000
Brackley Woodford Green IG6 Yes 1500Template:Refn
Warrington Dagenham RM8 Yes File:St Peter, Warrinton Road, Becontree - geograph.org.uk - 1762175.jpg 2700
The Square Ilford IG1 Yes 1850
Noel Dagenham RM8 Yes 1400Template:Refn
Causton Dagenham RM9 Yes 2300
Arnett London E4 Yes 2700
Manor Dagenham RM8 No 0
Osborne Dagenham RM9 No 0
Hunters Dagenham RM9 No 0
The Square Woodford Green IG8 No 0

West

(the London Boroughs of Hillingdon, Hounslow and Ealing, exc. Harefield, Isleworth and Feltham)

Name Post town Post district Open to air communal space Image m2
The Square Hayes, Uxbridge UB11 Yes 11000
Sutton Heston, Hounslow TW5 Yes File:Sutton Square, Heston (geograph 2240086).jpg 7100
Townfield Hayes UB3 Yes 6500
Emerald Southall UB2 Yes 4700
Halliday Southall UB2 Yes 1800Template:Refn
Cubitt Southall UB2 Yes 1400Template:Refn
Coleridge London W13 Yes 1200Template:Refn
Victoria London W5 Yes 820
St Mary's or Old Ealing London W5 Yes File:Old Ealing - geograph.org.uk - 86323.jpg 800
Chiswick London W4 No File:Boston House, Chiswick Square London.jpg 0
Essex Place (Market)Template:Refn London W4 Yes 860
Dolphin London W4 No 0Template:Refn
Epsom Hounslow TW6 No File:Aircraft Service Hangar and Aircraft Holding Area (geograph 5242670).jpg 0
Cardington Hounslow TW4 No 0
Drenon Hayes UB3 No 0
Tudor Hayes UB3 No 0
Mission Brentford TW8 No File:Brentford - Pottery Road (geograph 5192864).jpg 0
Ferry Brentford TW8 No 0

South West

Royal/London Boroughs of Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames and Wandsworth, excluding Battersea, Norwood, Clapham and Balham.

Name Post town Post district Open to air communal space Image m2
New Bedfont, Feltham TW14 Yes
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St. Andrew's Surbiton KT6 Yes 8900
Toland London SW15 Yes 6000Template:RefnTemplate:Refn
Aubyn London SW15 Yes 3200Template:Refn
Chapman London SW19 Yes File:The Chapman Lodge, Wimbledon (geograph 3284115).jpg 3000
Barringer London SW17 Yes 1900
Heathfield London SW18 Mainly not File:Heathfield Square enclosing HMP Wandsworth and Gordon Crescent enc green.jpg 13000
Red Lion London SW18 No 0
Hardwicks London SW18 No 0
St Edmunds (or Saint Edmunds) London SW13 Yes 1800
Emerald London SW15 Yes 1900
Radcliffe London SW15 Yes 1600
Gillis London SW15 Yes 1300
Vanneck London SW15 Yes 1250
Bevin London SW17 Yes 1200
Chartfield London SW15 Yes 900
New Chapel Feltham TW13 Yes File:A244, Feltham (geograph 4715093).jpg 1400Template:Refn
Topiary Richmond TW9 Yes File:Sunset over Topiary Square, Richmond (geograph 3731149).jpg 1400
Heron Richmond TW9 Yes File:Richmond Courtyard - geograph.org.uk - 508174.jpg 860Template:Refn
Charlotte (Pyland Road) Richmond TW10 Yes 1300Template:Refn
Memorial Kingston upon Thames KT1 Yes File:Kingston Market Square.jpg 1600
Sigrist Kingston upon Thames KT1 Yes 600
Noel Teddington TW11 Yes 500Template:Refn
Lower Isleworth TW7 Yes File:Lower Square, Isleworth (geograph 2192600).jpg 730
Upper Isleworth TW7 Yes File:Water fountain and lamp standard, South St (geograph 2602171).jpg 210Template:Refn
Cheriton London SW17 No File:Cheriton Square (geograph 3993481).jpg 0
Memorial Isleworth TW7 No File:Twickenham Road, Isleworth (geograph 3376048).jpg 0
Belvedere London SW19 No 0
George London SW19 No 0
Magna London SW14 No 0Template:Refn
Pavilion London SW17 No 0Template:Refn
The Square Richmond TW9 No File:Princes Street - geograph.org.uk - 1071435.jpg 0
King George Richmond TW10 No 0
Fleetwood Kingston upon Thames KT1 No 0Template:Refn
Charter Kingston upon Thames KT1 No 0
Ernest Kingston upon Thames KT1 No 0
Rosebery Kingston upon Thames KT1 No 0
Waters Kingston upon Thames KT1 No 0
Ashcombe New Malden KT3 No 0Template:Refn
Idmiston New Malden KT3 No 0
St George's New Malden KT3 No 0
St Leonards Surbiton KT6 No 0

South East

Royal/London Boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Bexley and Bromley (plus Norwood and Dulwich)

Name Post town Post district Open to air communal space Image m2
Ryculff London SE3 Mainly 5000
Artillery London SE18 Yes 3800
Watermens London SE20 Yes 3800
James Clavell London SE18 Yes File:London-Woolwich, Royal Arsenal, James Clavell Square, cannons 02.jpg 3000
Pavilion London SE18 Yes 1300Template:Refn
School London SE10 Yes 1500Template:Refn
Palace London SE19 Yes 2000
Talisman London SE26 Yes 2000
Chiswell London SE3 Yes 2100
Gibbs London SE19 Yes 2000
Market Bromley BR1 Yes 1700
Robert London SE13 Yes 2000
Les Smith or Leslie Smith London SE18 Yes 880Template:Refn
Kingston London SE19 Not mainly 900
Tristan London SE3 Yes 800Template:Refn
Old Clem London SE18 Mainly 850
St Paul's Bromley BR2 Not mainly 580
Roman London SE28 Yes 480
Corvette London SE10 Yes 380Template:Refn
Collins London SE3 Not mainly 350
Oregon Orpington BR6 No 0
Peppermead London SE13 No 0Template:Refn
Archer London SE14 No 0
Beresford London SE18 No 0
Reginald London SE8 No 0
Ealdham London SE9 No 0
Adams Bexleyheath DA6 No 0
Brook London SE18 No 0
Mortgramit London SE18 No 0
Gainsborough Bexleyheath DA6 No 0
Regent Belvedere DA17 No 0

North

Name Post town Post district Open to air communal space Image m2
Arundel London N7 Yes 12000
Cornwallis London N19 Mainly 9500
Topham London N17 Yes 1600
Broadfield Enfield EN1 Yes 1500
Westbrook Cockfosters, Barnet EN4 Yes 1500
Sambroke Barnet EN4 Yes 800Template:Refn
Albion London E8 Yes 5800
Evergreen London E8 Yes File:Evergreen Square, Hackney (geograph 2965137).jpg 4600
Chow London E8 Yes File:Chow Square, Dalston (geograph 2925892).jpg 600
Time London E8 Yes 300
Schonfeld London N16 Not mainly 2000Template:RefnTemplate:Refn
Christina London N4 No 0Template:Refn
Brunswick London N17 No 0Template:Refn
Chaplin London N12 No 0
Hamilton (Sandringham Gardens) London N12 No 0
Red (Piano Lane) London N16 No 0

South

Name Post town Post district Open to air communal space Image m2
Exchange Croydon CR0 Mainly 4000
Stanley Carshalton SM5 Yes 3950
Alexandra Morden SM4 Yes 2500
Glebe Mitcham CR4 Yes 1350Template:Refn
Kennet Mitcham CR4 Yes 1100Template:Refn
Cameron Mitcham CR4 Yes 900Template:Refn
Tyrrell Mitcham CR4 Yes 650Template:Refn
Appleton Mitcham CR4 Yes 350Template:Refn
Torrington Croydon CR0 Yes 700
Rathbone (Tanfield Road) Croydon CR0 Yes 200Template:Refn
Times Sutton SM1 No 0
Wallington Wallington SM6 No 0
Queen's Croydon CR0 No 0

North West

Name Post town Post district Open to air communal space Image m2
Chelmsford London NW4 Yes 6300
Template:Sho London NW11 Mainly File:3-18 South Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb 3.JPG 7600
Template:Sho London NW11 Yes File:3-18 South Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb 3.JPG 10000
Template:Sho London NW11 Mainly File:The Manse, 14 North Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb.JPG 7600
Litchfield London NW11 Yes 1500
Lucas London NW11 Yes File:Lucas Square, Hampstead Way, NW11 (geograph 2598438).jpg 1500
Linden Harefield, Uxbridge UB11 Yes 1500Template:Refn
Seaton London NW7 Yes 1080
Sentinel London NW4 Yes 450
Hampden London N14 Yes 5000
Wembley Central Wembley HA9 Yes File:Central Square, Wembley (geograph 4571851).jpg 6400
Belsize London NW3 Not mainly 10000
St Leonard's London NW5 No 0
Elliott London NW3 No 0
New End London NW3 No 0
The Mount London NW3 No File:The Mount Square - geograph.org.uk - 609328.jpg 0
Ashbourne Northwood HA6 No 0

Demolished

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See also

Notes and references

Notes

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ London Buildings Acts (Amendment) Act 1939, Part 2: Naming and Numbering of Streets and Buildings.
  3. ↑ Street Naming application pack Example policy list from Kensington and Chelsea, replacing similar earlier rule. Retrieved 2018-03-12
  4. ↑ "Your garden square and you" Template:Webarchive, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK. URL accessed 20 June 2006.
  5. ↑ Camilla Phelps, "London opens its gates". The English Garden, June 2013, 97.
  6. ↑ "Square" Details of 21st century square, at Farm Lane, Fulham, London Square Group, 2018
  7. ↑ "Square"" Details of 21st century square at Waldegrave Road, Teddington, London Square Group, 2018
  8. ↑ "Brunswick Square, Orpington" Berkeley Homes Group, 2018
  9. ↑ "Royal Warwick Square, Kensington", Berkeley Homes Group, 2018
  10. ↑ "St George's Square, Sudbury Hill, Harrow" Taylor Wimpey, 2018
  11. ↑ "Tolworth Square, Surbiton" Taylor Wimpey, 2018
  12. ↑ Phelps, "London opens its gates". The English Garden, June 2013, 95–98.
  13. ↑ "World Archaeology Festival 2013", UCL.
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  21. ↑ Flat Iron Square at Google Maps; a street food market that was once a large parking lot, between Southwark St and Union St.

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