Portman Square

Portman Square is a garden square in , central London, surrounded by townhouses. It was specifically for private housing let on long leases having a ground rent by the Portman Estate, which owns the private communal gardens.
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  • Description: square in the Marylebone, City of Westminster, London, England, UK
  • Also known as: Portman Square, Marylebone

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Wallace Collection.

The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Art gallery
The is a museum in London occupying Hertford House in , the former townhouse of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford. is situated 670 feet northeast of Portman Square.

is a founded in London in 1835 by the French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. One of the early main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors, which appeared in advertising in 1843. is situated 2,400 feet north of Portman Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marylebone and Mayfair-Marylebone.

Suburb
is an area in , England, and is located in the . It is in and part of the . forms its southern boundary.

Mayfair and Marylebone are districts of central . Together they cover a large area of western central London, encompassing the whole of Mayfair and Piccadilly to the south and the area from Oxford Street through Marylebone to Regent's Park and the border with St John's Wood to the north.

is a district of northwest central , around the vast Paddington Station of Paddington Bear fame. This inner London district is somewhat bereft of attractions but it does have a large range of budget and mid-priced accommodation.

Portman Square

Latitude
51.51625° or 51° 30′ 59″ north
Longitude
-0.15522° or 0° 9′ 19″ west
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Operator
Serco Group
Network
tfl_cycle_hire
Open location code
9C3XGR8V+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2305795598
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­bicycle_rental
Geo­Names ID
12041974
Wiki­data ID
Q7232117
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Portman Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 波特曼广场
  • Egyptian Arabic: ميدان بورتمان
  • French: Portman Square
  • Irish: Cearnóg Portman
  • Italian: Portman Square
  • Japanese: ポートマン・スクエア
  • Polish: Portman Square
  • Russian: Портман-сквер
  • Slovenian: Portman Square
  • Swedish: Portman Square
  • Welsh: Sgwar Portman

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