Apostle’s Grove, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Apostle’s Grove n.

[pun; the area was well known for its up-market courtesans and ‘kept women’]

St John’s Wood, London NW8.

1864, 1867, 1870		Hotten Sl. Dict.
1889–90		Barrère & Leland Dict. of Sl., Jargon and Cant.
1890–1904		Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues.