 View of the square in 2019 | |
  Location within Central London | |
| Former name(s) | Hans Town |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Sir Hans Sloane |
| Maintained by | Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| Location | Chelsea, London, England |
| Postal code | SW1 |
| Coordinates | 51°29′33″N 0°09′26″W / 51.492521°N 0.157188°W |
| Construction | |
| Completion | c. 1771 |
| Other | |
| Designer | Henry Holland Snr. and Henry Holland Jnr. |
| Website | visitlondon.com |
Sloane Square is a small hard-landscaped square on the boundaries of the central London[1] districts of Belgravia and Chelsea, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southwest of Charing Cross, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The area forms a boundary between the two largest aristocratic estates in London, the Grosvenor Estate and the Cadogan.[2][n 1] The square was formerly known as 'Hans Town', laid out in 1771 to a plan of by Henry Holland Snr. and Henry Holland Jnr. Both the square and Hans Town were named after Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753), an Anglo-Irish doctor who, jointly with his appointed trustees, owned the land at the time.[3]
- ^ "London's Places" (PDF). London Plan. Greater London Authority. 2011. p. 46. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Geograph:: Sloane Square [12 photos] in TQ2878". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Settlement and building: From 1680 to 1865, Hans Town: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12, Chelsea". London: Victoria County History. 2004. pp. 47–51. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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