The Wollstoncraft family moved to Epping Forest and then to Barking, Essex, in 1765. These locations provided her with a connection to nature and a respite from her father's temper and alcoholism.

Barking, Essex:

The Wollstoncraft family moved to Epping Forest and then to Barking, Essex, in 1765. These locations provided her with a connection to nature and a respite from her father's temper and alcoholism. 

Epping Forest:

Mary Shelley was born here, in her grandfather's house on Primrose Street. The busy environment and her father's silk weaving business shaped her early experiences.