Locations in the Novels of Jane Austen Quiz

Answer: Sanditon

Sanditon was the name of the seaside resort, and the novel is still published with that name. In the years since Jane Austen died leaving the unfinished manuscript, several authors have finished the novel giving it their own ending, including her own niece, Anna.

Answer: Sotherton Court

An interesting note about Barnsley Park is that this house was not only used in the movie "Persuasion", but was actually owned by some of Jane Austen's ancestors. Osterley Park is a stately home visited by Elizabeth I, and was used in the 1999 movie "Mansfield Park". Mansfield Park, the house, was the seat of the Bertrams, where Maria Bertram was raised. (The quote is "I cannot get out", illustrating Maria's need to escape the confines of her life.

A ha ha is a boundary in a park. You can still often see ha-has in the gardens of British stately homes.

They usually consist of a sunken wall with its top at garden (ground) level, bounded with a ditch on the outer side. They are to keep cattle in, and give an unobstructed view, unsullied by fences.)

Answer: Lyme

The incident is Louisa Musgrove falling from the Cobb as she descends narrow steps that are now called Granny's Teeth. Jane never took any of her characters to York, Edinburgh or Kings Lynn and there is no historical reference to make us think she'd ever been so far to the north as these cities are situated.

Answer: True

Still standing, Blaise Castle was a folly built in 1766 by Thomas Farr who used it as a summer house for his family. It gets its name from the site upon which it was built, St. Blaise's Chapel.

Answer: Netherfield

The actual house used for the 1995 BBC/A&E miniseries is called Edgecote Hall and is situated in Northamptonshire.

Answer: Bath

Anne Elliot disliked Bath because she associated it with the death of her mother. Jane Austen only moved to Bath because it was her parent's choice to retire there. Her father died in Bath in 1805 and when she was able to move away from Bath she said she did it with 'lucky feelings of escape'.

Answer: Derbyshire

The beautiful Elizabethan house known as Lyme Park was the setting for exteriors of Pemberley in the 1995 BBC/A&E version of "Pride and Prejudice". It is situated on the Cheshire/Derbyshire border.

Answer: Manydown Park

Lucas Lodge belonged to Sir William and Lady Lucas in "Pride and Prejudice". In "Sense and Sensibility" Norland Park in Sussex was the home of the Dashwood sisters, and Barton Park in Devonshire is the home of Sir John & Lady Middleton. Manydown Park was never featured in any of her novels.

It stood until the mid-1960's, and was the home of Jane Austen's particular friends, the Bigg sisters. Manydown was also the site of a marriage proposal to Jane by the their brother, Harris Bigg-Wither, in 1802.

Answer: Colonel Brandon and Combe Magna

Combe Magna did make an appearance in "Sense & Sensibility" but it was Willoughby's home. Colonel Brandon's home was named Delaford.

Answer: Emma

The new Mrs. Elton is the daughter of a Bristol merchant. Weymouth is where Frank and Jane meet, Abbey Mill Farm is the home of Robert Martin. Miss Dickson removed to Ireland after she was married, Frank went to London on the pretext of getting a haircut and Bath is where Mr. Elton meets Miss Hawkins.