Upper Radstowe was a fictional place used by the novelist
E. H. Young
Emily Hilda Daniell, born Emily Hilda Young (21 March 1880 – 8 August 1949) was an English novelist, children's writer and mountaineer, writing as E. H. Young. She supported the women's suffrage movement.
Life
Emily Young was born in Whitley B ...
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It was based on
Clifton
Clifton may refer to:
People
*Clifton (surname)
*Clifton (given name)
Places
Australia
* Clifton, Queensland, a town
**Shire of Clifton
*Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong
*Clifton, Western Australia
Canada
*Clifton, Nova Scotia ...
, a fashionable inner district of the city of
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
in
South West England
South West England, or the South West of England, is one of nine official regions of England. It consists of the counties of Bristol, Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly), Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Cities and ...
.
Upper Radstowe was the setting for seven novels:
*''The Misses Mallett'' (1922)
*''William'' (1925)
*''Miss Mole'' (1930)
*''Jenny Wren'' (1932)
*''The Curate’s Wife'' (1934)
*''Celia'' (1937)
*''Chatterton Square'' (1947)
References
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Fictional populated places in England
Clifton, Bristol