Vincent Square

View towards the pavilion of Vincent Square, London
View from the tower of Westminster Cathedral towards Vincent Square

Vincent Square is a large grass-covered square in Westminster, London, England, covering 13 acres.[1][2] It provides playing fields for Westminster School, which privately owns it.

The square contains a cricket pavilion, four football pitches, several tennis courts, and the groundsman's house, and is used every weekday by Westminster Under School during breaks. It contains the headquarters of the Royal Horticultural Society.[3]

Vincent Square is also a ward of the City of Westminster. The population at the 2011 Census was 9,988.[4]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Contact the RHS". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "City of Westminster population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

Coordinates: 51°29′36″N 0°08′06″W / 51.4932°N 0.1351°W / 51.4932; -0.1351


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