The location of Delaford, England was mentioned a few times in the novel Sense & Sensibility.  This was Colonel Brandon’s home. He eventually begins a relationship with Marianne, and this is where they will reside. Not to mention, Colonel Brandon also offers Edward and Elinor a piece of estate on his land. This means that the sisters will be on the same land and be able to continue their plays off each other’s sense and sensibility. In the real world, Delaford is the location of Dorest also known as Dorsetshire, England.

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Devonshire, present-day Devon, is the village where the Dashwood’s move to after the passing of Mr. Dashwood. The four Dashwood women leave their luxurious home in Sussex, England to live in the less-fancy, Barton Cottage, in Southwest England. The village is described by Jane Austen in Sense and Sensibility as, “chiefly on one of these hills and formed a pleasant view from the cottage windows. The prospect in front was more extensive; it commanded the whole of the valley and reached into the country beyond.