Located in West Central Germany, Homburg currently stands as the county seat of Saarpfalz in the German state of Saarland, which shares a border with France. Its releveance to the story comes in Chapter 16, when Conny prepares to leave for Eastbourne, and then head to Homburg with her mother. She notifies Gertrude that she is perparing to head to Homburg, and notifies Gertrude that she will be invited soon.

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.