Bloomsbury Square
Bloomsbury Square is a garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, London. Developed in the late 17th century, it was initially known as Southampton Square and was one of the earliest London squares.Photo: Schlaier, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: garden square in Holborn, Camden, London
- Also known as: “Bloomsbury Square Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London St Pancras International.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
London St Pancras International
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
Royal Opera House
Arts center
Photo: Russ London, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Opera House is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. Royal Opera House is situated 2,200 feet south of Bloomsbury Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloomsbury and St Giles.
Bloomsbury
This article is about three neighbourhoods of central London: Bloomsbury, St Pancras and Fitzrovia. Bloomsbury is the hub of London's university district, is home to the British Museum and is next to the British Library.
St Giles
Neighborhood
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Giles is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Camden. It is in Central London and part of the West End. The area gets its name from the parish church of St Giles in the Fields.
Holborn-Clerkenwell
Photo: Matthew Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holborn-Clerkenwell is a district in central London that is in many ways a buffer zone between London's West End and the City of London financial district.
Bloomsbury Square
- Categories: garden square and recreation area
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51892° or 51° 31′ 8″ northLongitude
-0.12282° or 0° 7′ 22″ westOperator
London Borough of CamdenOpen location code
9C3XGV9G+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 4393572OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q885408
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Bloomsbury Square” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布卢姆茨伯里广场”
- Czech: “Bloomsbury Square”
- Dutch: “Bloomsbury Square”
- French: “Bloomsbury Square”
- German: “Bloomsbury Square”
- Hebrew: “כיכר בלומסברי”
- Italian: “Bloomsbury Square”
- Japanese: “ブルームズベリー・スクウェア”
- Japanese: “ブルームスベリー・スクエア”
- Japanese: “ブルームズベリー・スクエア”
- Japanese: “ブルームズベリー広場”
- Polish: “Bloomsbury Square”
- Spanish: “Bloomsbury Square”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include All Star Lanes (Holborn) and Pushkin House.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bloomsbury Square Car Park and Midtown Cycle Vault (within underground car park).
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