A picture of Longbourn from the 1995 adaptation
Longbourn in the 2005 adaptiation: Groombridge Place, Kent | Photograph: © thejack
Longbourn is an village located in Hertfordshire, one mile from the town of Meryton. Mr. Bennet is the principle inhabit of the village, residing in Longbourn House with his wife and five daughters; his property in and around the village is worth two thousand pounds a year.
Longbourn House features a vestibule, drawing room, parlor, dining parlor, breakfast parlor, library, Mrs. Bennet's dressing room, and multiple bedrooms (including Mrs. Bennet's and the one Jane and Elizabeth share). The grounds feature a lawn, shrubbery, a copse, a hermitage, paddock, and a park, which while smaller than the one at Rosings is larger than that at Lucas Lodge. The estate employs a housekeeper (Mrs. Hill), two housemaids, a cook, a butler, a footman, and a coachman.
The estate is entailed to the nearest male relative, which makes it impossible for the daughters to inherit. William Collins, Mr. Bennet's cousin, whose father he disliked, is his heir.[1]
Trivia[]
- In the 1995 miniseries adaptation, Luckington Court, in Wiltshire, served as the interior and exterior of Longbourn.
- In the Pride and Prejudice (2005) movie, Longbourn is filmed at Groombridge Place[2][3][4]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Pride and Prejudice, Vol. I, Ch. 13 (pp. 59—60; First Folio ed. 1996 reprint)
- ↑ YouTube - Pride & Prejudice BTS - Groombridge Palace (2005)
- ↑ IMDb Pride & Prejudice Locations
- ↑ Movie Locations - Pride & Prejudice (2005)