A picture of Longbourn from the 1995 adaptation
Longbourn in the 2005 adaptiation: Groombridge Place, Kent | Photograph: © thejack
Longbourn is a village located in Hertfordshire, one mile from the town of Meryton. Mr. Bennet is the principal inhabitant 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)