Eastbourne is located in the southeastern coast of England.  This resort town grew rapidly from 1851 to 1891 which increased from 4,000 to 35,000.  In The Romance of a Shop this town is mentioned on two seperate occasions.  First in Chapter 11, when it mentions that Phyllis took a trip there and stayed three weeks.  Which was stated that it did not seem to do her any good; this was referring to her health problems, and saying that the trip to the southern city did not do anything to improve these problems.

Fanny had asked her sisters to come and stay with her in Notting Hill after her honeymoon in Switzerland. According to the Booth's map, Notting Hill is a mix of all classes. St. John Notting hill is where the upper middle class, wealthy people reside, but Holy Trinity Notting Hill is home to impoverished people. The novella mentions that Fanny lives in "a snug and hideous little house at Notting Hill," so she is likely somewhere between the two extremes. Currently, Notting Hill is a quite affluent neighborhood.