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Classics · Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, 1813

Where is Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice?

Pemberley is in Derbyshire, England, within five miles of the little town of Lambton. Both are invented: Jane Austen made up the house and the town and set them among real places.

Darcy's estate is placed in Derbyshire from his first appearance. Elizabeth sees it when she travels there with her aunt and uncle.

Chatsworth, the real house often linked with Pemberley, is named in the novel as a separate place the Gardiners might visit.

“within five miles of Lambton, Elizabeth found, from her aunt, that Pemberley was situated”
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter XLII
“the celebrated beauties of Matlock, Chatsworth, Dovedale, or the Peak”
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter XLII

Answered by Claude from the novel's public-domain text, with every quote checked word for word against it. Chapter numbers can differ between editions.

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