Belgravia
Sign in to saveBelgravia () is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Chester Square2.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Chester Square, Belgravia, in March 2009
- UK place.map_type
- Greater London
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.official_name
- Belgravia
- UK place.london_borough
- Westminster
- UK place.london_borough1
- Kensington and Chelsea
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Cities of London and Westminster
- UK place.constituency_westminster1
- Chelsea and Fulham
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- SW
- UK place.postcode_district
- SW1X, SW1W
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ275795
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Squares and streets
- Belgrave Square
- Eaton Square
- Upper Belgrave Street
- Chester Square
- Wilton Crescent
- Lowndes Square
- Cultural references
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Belgravia () is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies. It was developed in the early 19th century by Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster under the direction of Thomas Cubitt, focusing on numerous grand terraces centred on Belgrave Square and Eaton Square. Much of Belgravia, known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Group, although owing to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, the estate has been forced to sell many freeholds to its former tenants.