Combe Magna is the estate of Willoughby that resides in Somerset. Following his disinheritance from his aunt, Mrs.Smith, that remains his only source of income. Unhappy with his economic state, he marries a woman, Miss Grey who has a fortune of £50,000. Combe Magna is said to be about 30 miles from Cleveland, the estate of Mr. and Mrs.Palmer (nee Jennings). When Marianne falls ill at Cleveland, Willoughby, who had been staying there, comes to visit and explain himself to Elinor.

The year after Jane Austen was born, the US declared independence and went to war with Britain. This was a tremendous financial loss on part of Britain and the newfound 'democratic way' impacted the minds of the British (Library of Congress).

Delaford is the home and estate of Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility (1811). He inherited it after the death of his older brother and it is described throughout the novel as a well-maintained estate with beautiful and extensive gardens. He and Marianne settle there once they are married, and he gives the parsonage to Edward, who has been disinherited and is now married to Elinor. It is based on the real location of Dorsetshire.

Austen, Jane, and Kathleen Viola James-Cavan. Sense and Sensibility. Broadview Press, 2001.

Place de la Révolution (Revolution Square, now called Place de la Concorde) in Paris is the sight of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVII's executions and an important landmark in the fight for French independence. 

During the reign of King George III, he purchased Buckingham House (now Buckingham Palace), as a family home for his wife, Queen Charlotte.

George Austen and Cassandra Leigh, Austen's parents, were married on April 26, 1764, at St.Swithin's Church in Bath, UK.