East of England, Yarmouth is a coastal town in Norfolk. It was a major fishing port until the second half of the twentieth century and serves as the home for the Peggotty family in Dickins' David Copperfield.  

Here is a link to an image of the Peggotty's boathouse in Yarmouth. 

https://norfolktalesmyths.com/2018/05/07/peggotys-boat-house/ 

Yarmouth serves as an incredibly important conjoining place throughout this narrative and often provokes many epiphatic moments for David. Whether it be for his first time visiting Mr. Peggotty as a young boy and becoming smitten with Little Em'ly, or experiencing the death of Barkis and the loss of Steerforth's friendship after Em'ly has run away with him, Yarmouth feels like a home David always comes back to as he grows older. 

As David first describes Yarmouth upon arrival as a child, he says, "When we got into the streets (which...