Dorset Square

Dorset Square is a garden square in Marylebone, London. All buildings fronting it are terraced houses and listed, in the mainstream category. It takes up the site of Lord's Old Cricket Ground, which lasted 23 years until the 1811 season.

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Type: Garden
Description: Garden square in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster, London NW1

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Madame Tussauds and Sherlock Holmes Museum.

Madame Tussauds

Museum

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Madame Tussauds is a wax museum 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. Madame Tussauds is situated 1,400 feet east of Dorset Square.

Sherlock Holmes Museum

Museum

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The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum in London, England, dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the world's first museum dedicated to the literary character Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes Museum is situated 660 feet northeast of Dorset Square.

London Business School

University

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London Business School is a business school and a member institution of the University of London. LBS was established in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees. London Business School is situated 1,300 feet north of Dorset Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lisson Grove and Marylebone.

Lisson Grove

Neighborhood

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Lisson Grove is a street and district in the City of Westminster in London, England. The neighbourhood contains a few important cultural landmarks, including Lisson Gallery, Alfies Antique Market, Red Bus Recording Studios, the former Christ Church, now the Greenhouse Centre, Stringers of London and the Seashell of Lisson Grove.

Marylebone

Suburb

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Marylebone is an area in London, England, and is located in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. Oxford Street forms its southern boundary.

Paddington-Maida Vale

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Paddington-Maida Vale is a district of northwest central London, 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.

Dorset Square

Categories: garden square and recreation area
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.52284° or 51° 31′ 22″ north

Longitude

-0.16096° or 0° 9′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C3XGRFQ+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35979053

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

Wikidata ID

Q18159809

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Dorset Square” goes by many names.

Chinese: “多塞特广场”
Slovenian: “Dorset Square”

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Highlights include Dorset Square Hotel, Firmdale Hotels and Embassy of El Salvador.

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