Locksley Hall
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Tennyson's poem of this name (1842) deals with an imaginary place and an imaginary hero.
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 “Locksley Hall” mean?
Tennyson's poem of this name (1842) deals with an imaginary place and an imaginary hero.
Is “Locksley Hall” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.