Garden of England
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Kent and Worcestershire are both so called. Garden of Europe. Italy.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Garden of England” mean?
Kent and Worcestershire are both so called. Garden of Europe. Italy.
Is “Garden of England” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.