Sloane Square

Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southwest of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The area forms a boundary between the two largest aristocratic estates in London, the Grosvenor Estate and the Cadogan. The square was formerly known as 'Hans Town', laid out in 1771 to a plan of by Henry Holland Snr. and Henry Holland Jnr. Both the square and Hans Town were named after Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753), an Anglo-Irish doctor who, jointly with his appointed trustees, owned the land at the time.

Sloane Square
View of the square in 2019
Location within Central London
Former name(s)Hans Town
NamesakeSir Hans Sloane
Maintained byBorough of Kensington and Chelsea
LocationChelsea, London, England
Postal codeSW1
Coordinates51.492521°N 0.157188°W / 51.492521; -0.157188
Construction
Completionc.1771
Other
DesignerHenry Holland Snr. and Henry Holland Jnr.
Websitevisitlondon.com
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