Bloomsbury Square

Bloomsbury Square
Type	Garden square
Location	London, WC1 United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°31′08″N 0°7′22″W / 51.51889°N 0.12278°W / 51.51889; -0.12278
Area	0.5 hectares (1.24 acres)[1]
Created	Early 1660s
Public transit access	Holborn

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. By the early 19th century, Bedford House along the north of the square had been demolished and replaced with terraced housing designed by James Burton.^[1]