Lyme Regis

Lyme is where Anne, her sisters, and Captain Wentworth visited and where Louisa fell off of the sea wall in PersuasionLyme Regis was named this because it received a royal charte

Uppercross/Somerset, UK

This is the Muscrove estate in Somerset, as seen on page 88 of Persuasion, "Captain Wentworth was known to be at Kellynch, and Mr. Muscrove had called on him, and come back warm in his praise, and he was engaged with the Crofts to dine at Uppercross, by the end of the week." 

Berkeley Street

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Berkeley Street is a street in London that branches off from Berkeley Square. According to historicengland.org, "The west side of Berkeley Square was built in 1745" after being acquired by the Duke of Devonshire in 1696. The street adjacent to it was named Berkeley Street accordingly. Marianne and Elinor take a stroll on Berkeley Street during their stay in London.

Gibraltar

According to the pre-vetted locations, Gibraltar is located "at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea." "Gibraltar was ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 and remains a British Overseas Territory.

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