Somersetshire home of Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Jennings’s other daughter, that serves as a convenient stopover for Elinor and Marianne on their return from London to Barton Cottage. Here, primarily from self-neglect, Marianne contracts an infectious fever, giving Colonel Brandon the chance to serve her by going after her mother. A drunken Willoughby appears, having heard that Marianne is dying, to beg her forgiveness for his marrying for money and to insist that he loves only her. Marianne recovers and comes to appreciate Colonel Brandon’s devotion.

The Barton Cottage is where the Dashwood girls, Mrs.Dashwood, Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret, were invited to live after they were dismissed from their previous home.  The cottage is located in Mr. Middleton's property.  The Barton Cottage was described to be small, compact and pratical. The building was described as regualr, the roof was tiled, the window shutters were not painted and the walls did not have honeysuckle. The cottage contained two sitting rooms which were about 16 feet squared.