Vauxhall

noun

a district in London, on the south bank of the Thames

Also called: Vauxhall Gardens a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859

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Historical Examples of vauxhall

The first place of public entertainment I went to was Vauxhall.
Beaux and Belles of England
Mary Robinson
She laughed, joked, and reproached him for not having pursued her at Vauxhall.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
I should have done better if I had never gone to Vauxhall that evening.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Vauxhall: in Surrey, in the parish of Lambeth, on the south of the Thames.
The History of London
Walter Besant
Nor to an occasional junketing at Vauxhall do I ever turn queasy.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3
George Augustus Sala

Word Origin and History for vauxhall

Vauxhall

popular pleasure garden on south bank of Thames in London, c.1661-1859; the name is Middle English Faukeshale (late 13c.), "Hall or manor of a man called Falkes," an Old French personal name.