Lyme is a historic seaside resort  that is at the mouth of the river Lym in the county of Dorset. It's existence depends on the Cobb, which is a small artifical harbor that allowed Lyme to become a shipbuilding center and port. Lyme is the town that the Harville's live in, and is where Charles, Mary, Anne, Henrietta, Louisa, and Captain Wentworth visit after Wentworth receives an invitation from Captain Harville.

The Sound is described within the footnote on page 99 of Persuasion as "the sheltered inlet leading from the English Channel into Plymouth Harbour" (Austen). This location is mentioned by Captain Wentworth when he is detailing his sailing experience, specifically aboard his beloved "Asp" (98). Wentworth mentions that he had been "in the Sound" (99), most likely meaning his ship had been traveling in its sort of in-between space.

Queen Square was, at one point in time, considered one of the more prestigious, socially high-end areas of the already high-end city of Bath. It was built between 1728-35 by "John Wood" ("Queen Square in Bath, England."), and grew in general popularity quickly. Clues in the dialogue of Persuasion suggest to readers that Queen Square eventually lost its prestige, as Louisa comments on how she wishes to be "in a good situation" (Austen 79) if the Musgrove family were to visit Bath in the winter, and that Queen Square would not live up to her standards. Austen stayed in No.