Type | Garden square |
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Length | 530 ft (160 m) |
Width | 400 feet (120 m) |
Area | Marylebone |
Location | London |
Postal code | W1 |
Construction | |
Construction start | 1765 |
Completion | 1784; (240 years ago) |
Other | |
Status | west end of the north side: large building: Grade I listed |
Portman Square is a garden square in Marylebone, 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. It marks the western end of Wigmore Street, which connects it to Cavendish Square to the east.