Onslow Square

Onslow Square is a garden square in South Kensington, London, England. It is set back between the Old Brompton Road to the northwest and the Fulham Road to the southeast.

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Type: Garden
Description: garden square in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea‎
Also known as: “Onslow Square, London”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Natural History Museum and Science Museum.

Natural History Museum

Museum

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The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 1,600 feet north of Onslow Square.

Science Museum

Museum

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The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 2,817,852 visitors in 2025. Science Museum is situated 1,900 feet north of Onslow Square.

Royal Albert Hall

Theater building

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The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. Royal Albert Hall is situated 3,300 feet north of Onslow Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brompton and Sutton Dwellings.

Brompton

Suburb

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Brompton, sometimes called Old Brompton, is an area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. Until the latter half of the 19th century it was a scattered village made up mostly of market gardens in the county of Middlesex.

Sutton Dwellings

Neighborhood

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Sutton Dwellings, also known as the Sutton Estate, are a series of 14 residential buildings in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.

Chelsea

Suburb

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Chelsea is an area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.

Onslow Square

Categories: garden square and recreation area
Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49237° or 51° 29′ 33″ north

Longitude

-0.17363° or 0° 10′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C3XFRRG+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24436533

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

Wikidata ID

Q65791456

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In Other Languages

“Onslow Square” goes by many names.

Chinese: “昂斯洛广场”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Paul’s, Onslow Square and Park House.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Onslow Square and Vicarage.

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