Where is longbourn located in pride and prejudice

This document includes a list of places in the novel Pride and Prejudice , including both imaginary places and real places, and a list of important places in Jane Austen's life , as well as a map of England which shows pre county boundaries and illustrates both the lists. See also the Diagram of the legal structure of the United Kingdom for the 19th century, substitute "Ireland" for "Northern Ireland".

On the map a black dot is placed on the three counties in which most of the action of the novel occurs, and several other places in the novel were marked where there was room on the map. Unfortunately, Kamchatka referred to in her "Plan of a Novel" is slightly off the main map. In spite of lack of popular demand, I've therefore also included a map indicating the relative positions of Kamchatka and England.

List of Places in the novel Pride and Prejudice On the map a black dot is placed on the three counties in which most of the action of the novel occurs, and several other places in the novel were marked where there was room on the map Hertfordshire Imaginary places: Longbourn residence of the Bennets , Netherfield Park residence of the Bingleys , Lucas Lodge , the residence of the Lucases , and the village of Meryton , where the militia regiment is quartered for a time.

Bennet considers as possible residences for Lydia and Wickham. Derbyshire : Imaginary places: Pemberley residence of Mr. Darcy and the villages of Lambton former residence of Mrs. Gardiner and Kympton where Wickham was to be the clergyman. On their itinerary from Hertfordshire to Derbyshire , they took in Blenheim the estate of the Duke of Marlborough and Oxford , in Oxfordshire; and Warwick , the famous ruined castle of Kenilworth , and the city of Birmingham , in Warwickshire.

Kent : Real places: The black dot on Kent is placed in the approximate location of Westerham , in northwest Kent near London. Loved your info! Use public transport tubes and buses around London. Further afield, probably hiring a car easier. Hope you enjoy your visit. Search this blog. I was so taken with it at the time that I watched it twice a week when it first came out it was in the days before I had a video player let alone catch-up TV!

But it did not age well. The scenes that had so captivated me at the time later seemed rather wooden and I unhesitatingly transferred my devotion to the BBC mini-series as soon as it came out.

I remain hopeful that someday another version will be made which will steal my allegiance, or at least share it, but it will take some beating.

In honour of its 20th anniversary this year, I thought I would look at some of the wonderful places used as filming locations in this, for me, unsurpassed version of Pride and Prejudice. Many are National Trust properties, but some are in private ownership and therefore not usually open for visits. Lacock Village becomes Meryton The National Trust village of Lacock was used to portray the village of Meryton, the home of Aunt Phillips and a frequent destination for the Bennet girls, particularly Lydia and Kitty who love to shop.

Here are some pictures Andrew took when we visited Lacock in September - I'm afraid you will have to use your imagination to lose the cars! The house contains the famous desk where Darcy sits and writes his letter to Elizabeth after she has rejected his proposal of marriage. The exterior shots of Pemberley were filmed at Lyme Park in Cheshire. Lyme Park - Pemberley Or the courtyard where Darcy rushes down the steps having hastily dressed after his famous swim in the lake?

So perfect that in the first few years after the production aired, hoards of people descended on the village and the house. Owner Angela Horn was happy to allow them access, free of charge, even though the intrusion was becoming a problem. After Angela died the house passed to the next generation who had no connection with the filming, and who found the intrusion unbearable. From that time the house has returned to its former quiet privacy.

We expected the problem to go away but the DVD is still selling all round the world, so we know people are never going to fall out of love with the house. Now on every tour my heart still skips a beat when we pull up at the church and I see the house again.

I often wondered whether the inside would be unrecognisable from the production, but when we step inside the unchanged hall I swear I can hear Mr Bennet and Lizzie — just down the hall.

Website www. Editor of Austenprose. View all posts by Laurel Ann Nattress. Like Like. I always thought that the little bit of wilderness that Lady Catherine mentioned when she confronted Lizzie was perfect. Very interesting story, thank you. I am one of those people who sits in the theater to the very end of the credits so I can see where the film was shot.

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