New Square

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

On the west side of the Minories at No.130, south of St. Botolph's Vestry Hall. In Portsoken Ward (P. O.Directory).


Earliest mention: Rocque, 1746.

In earlier times the site seems to have been covered by " Pope's Yard," which is shown in O. and M.'s map, 1677, and is mentioned in the Parish Clerk's Guide, 1732, 50 that New Square would seem to have been formed between 1732 and 1746.

The name, obviously given to it at its original formation, has remained unchanged to the present day.

Related Words