Chawton

Chawton is a small village in East Hampshire that Jane Austen moved to with her mother, sister, and Martha Lloyd, a friend of the family, on July 7, 1809. This small village now seems to be most famous for being the place where Jane Austen took up residence after leaving her birthplace of Steventon. She and her other female companions were offered the house, now a huge Austen-related tourist site as well as general location, as Chawton House, by Edward Austen, one of Jane's older brothers. The estate had been inherited from a specific relation of the Austen family known as the Knight family. Chawton is geographically located near Alton in Hampshire as well as within the South Downs National Park.

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“Jane Austen: A Life.” Jane Austen's House, OPENCULTU.RE, 20 July 2022, https://janeaustens.house/jane-austen-a-life/.

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