The following is a list of recurring or notable

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s featured in the stories of

P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...

, in alphabetical order by place name.

Angler's Rest

The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...

frequented by irrepressible raconteur

Mr Mulliner Mr. Mulliner is a fictional character from the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Mr. Mulliner is a loquacious pub raconteur who, no matter what the topic of conversation, can find an appropriate (if improbable) story about a member of his fam ...

. Actually,

gives us few details about this public house. At the beginning of each short story of the Mulliner's collection, we find Mr Mulliner sipping his hot Scotch and Lemon in the bar-parlour of the establishment, while his pub companions are drinking their own beverages. In most stories, a conversation between these companions induces Mr Mulliner to a recollection of a similar event introducing some new members of the very large Mulliner family. We then leave the pub to enter into the narrator's world. We know that the popular landlord of the place is named Ernest Biggs (" The Juice of an Orange"), and that his very amiable barmaid is named Miss Postlethwaite. Even though she appears in most of the stories, she is never given a first name, but we do know that she is very fond of motion pictures, and of romance novelettes. Every Sunday afternoon, she retires to her room with a box of caramels and a novel from the circulating library, and on the following night, she places the results of her literary researches in front of the habitués of the Angler's Rest and invites their judgment ("

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"). The Angler's Rest happens to take residents for longer stay: In " Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court", a poet is spending the summer at the place. We also know that, across the passage, there is a larger room, where they sometimes give smoking-concerts (" The Knightly Quest of Mervyn"). The Angler's Rest seems to be located in a small English town. In this town, we know there is a Bon Ton Drapery Stores in the High Street, whose efficient sales assistant is named Alfred Lukyn (" The Story of Cedric"). In the same High Street, we find a cinema named the Bijou Dream (" A Slice of Life", " The Nodder" and "

The Rise of Minna Nordstrom ''Blandings Castle and Elsewhere'' is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 12 April 1935 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and, as ''Blandings Castle'', in the United States on 20 Septemb ...

"). The village also contains a resident doctor ("

The Truth About George "The Truth About George" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in July 1926 in ''Strand Magazine'', and appeared almost simultaneously in '' Liberty'' in t ...

"), and of course a church (" Anselm Gets His Chance"), with its inevitable Choral Society ("

Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. A part of the Mr. Mulliner series, the story was first published in the United States by '' Liberty Magazine'' on September 4, 1926 and in the United Kingdom ...

"). About a mile or two up the river from the Angler's Rest, stands an ancient and historic public-school (" The Voice from the Past"). In the neighbourhood of the town, there seems to be a golf course (" Those in Peril on the Tee"), and also a racecourse (" Gala Night"). Mr Mulliner's pub companions never have a real name. They are named after the beverage they are drinking. Here is a list of some of these names :

Aspinall's

Aspinall's is a fictional jewellery store in

New Bond Street Bond Street in the West End of London links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north. Since the 18th century the street has housed many prestigious and upmarket fashion retailers. The southern section is Old Bond Street and the l ...

, London, and is referenced in '' Joy in the Morning'' (chapter 5), ''

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'' (chapter 2), and ''

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit ''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 15 October 1954 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 23 February 1955 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under ...

'' (chapter 8). Aspinall's was based on

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's store in New Bond Street.

Barribault's Hotel

Barribault's Hotel is a fictional hotel in London. It is a posh, dignified establishment, and may have been modeled on

Claridge's Claridge's is a 5-star hotel at the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street in Mayfair, London. It has long-standing connections with royalty that have led to it sometimes being referred to as an "annexe to Buckingham Palace". Claridge's Ho ...

. Barribault's first appears in ''

'', in which it is located in

Brook Street Brook Street is an axial street in the exclusive central London district of Mayfair. Most of it is leasehold, paying ground rent to and seeking lease renewals from the reversioner, that since before 1800, has been the Grosvenor Estate. Named ...

. In ''

Spring Fever Spring fever is any of a number of mood, physical, or behavioral changes which may be experienced coinciding with the onset of spring, particularly restlessness, laziness, and amorousness. Overview The term ''spring fever'' may refer to an increa ...

'', the hotel is in Duke Street. In ''

Ice in the Bedroom ''Ice in the Bedroom'' is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published as a book in the United States (where the title was ''The Ice in the Bedroom'') on February 2, 1961 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on October ...

'', it is in

Clarges Street Clarges Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London. The street runs from Clarges Mews in the north to Piccadilly in the south. It is crossed by Curzon Street. History Clarges Street was built in the early 18th century and is probabl ...

Bertie Wooster Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligen ...

has lunch there with Ginger Winship in ''

Much Obliged, Jeeves ''Much Obliged, Jeeves'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United Kingdom by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the name ''Jeeves and the Tie That Binds''. Both ed ...

''. Barribault's also features in other novels including ''

Something Fishy ''Something Fishy'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 18 January 1957 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 28 January 1957 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under the title ''The Butl ...

'' and '' Frozen Assets''. It is also featured in ''

Uncle Dynamite ''Uncle Dynamite'' is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 22 October 1948 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 29 November 1948 by Didier & Co., New York.McIlvaine (1990), pp. 82–83, A68. It fe ...

''.

Beckford

A fictional school, setting of the novel ''

A Prefect's Uncle ''A Prefect's Uncle'' is an early novel by author P. G. Wodehouse, one of his school stories for children. It was first published on 11 September 1903 by A & C Black. An American edition was issued by Macmillan from imported sheets in October ...

'', and several

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Belpher

A fictional small coastal-village in

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

, and the setting for the novel ''

A Damsel in Distress The damsel in distress is a recurring narrative device in which one or more men must rescue a woman who has either been kidnapped or placed in general peril. Kinship, love, or lust (or a combination of those) gives the male protagonist the motiv ...

''. Belpher was once a prosperous fishing-town made famous by the

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trade, until it was discovered that the local bay had been polluted, thus driving away much of the tourist and fishing trade. Local points of interest mentioned in the novel include The Belpher Arms, the village tavern, and Belpher Castle, the home of the aristocratic Marshmoreton family since the

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Berkeley Mansions

Berkeley Mansions,

Berkeley Square Berkeley Square is a garden square in the West End of London. It is one of the best known of the many squares in London, located in Mayfair in the City of Westminster. It was laid out in the mid 18th century by the architect William Ke ...

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

W1, is a fictional

Mayfair Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world ...

residential building in the

Jeeves Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...

stories, being the residence of

. In an early story, Bertie lives at 6A, Crichton Mansions, Berkeley Street, W. but is later residing at Berkeley Mansions in ''

Thank You, Jeeves ''Thank You, Jeeves'' is a Jeeves comic novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 16 March 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 23 April 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, New York.McIlvaine (1 ...

'', though he is obliged to leave after making noise with his banjolele. Bertie apparently returns to the building, as he is residing in Berkeley Mansions in the later novel ''

The Code of the Woosters ''The Code of the Woosters'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 7 October 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York. It was previously serialised in ''The Sat ...

'' and specifies that he lives in 3A Berkeley Mansions in ''

''. In the 1979 ''

What Ho! Jeeves ''What Ho! Jeeves'' (sometimes written ''What Ho, Jeeves!'') is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bert ...

'' radio adaptation of ''Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit'', the telephone number for Bertie's flat is Mayfair 2631 (as spoken to a telephone operator), though no telephone number is given for the flat in the original stories. In '' A Pelican at Blandings'',

Galahad Threepwood The Honourable Galahad "Gally" Threepwood is a fictional character in the Blandings Castle stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Lord Emsworth's younger brother, a lifelong bachelor, Gally was, according to Beach, the Blandings butler, "somewhat wild as a yo ...

lives in Berkeley Mansions, on the fourth floor. Galahad had previously lived in a flat in

Duke Street, St James's Duke Street, St James's is a street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, London. It runs from Piccadilly in the north to King Street in the south, and is crossed by Jermyn Street. Ryder Street joins it on the western side. On th ...

. Wodehouse briefly lived in a flat in Berkeley Street in 1922, the same year that the story showing Bertie living in Berkeley Street (in Crichton Mansions), "

Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" (also published as "Jeeves the Blighter") is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in London in Ma ...

", was published.Murphy (2015), p. 76.

Blandings Castle

Blandings Castle is a fictional location central to many

stories. It is an idyllic country house.

Blandings Parva

A small fictional

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near

Blandings Castle Blandings Castle is a recurring fictional location in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being the seat of Lord Emsworth (Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth), home to many of his family and the setting for numerous ...

. The people of the village enjoy much revelry at the annual School Treat, held on August Bank Holiday every year in the grounds of the Castle, much to

Lord Emsworth Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl Emsworth, commonly known as Lord Emsworth, is a recurring fictional character in the Blandings Castle series of stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. He is the amiable and somewhat absent-minded head of ...

's horror (not only does his garden become an inferno of children, tents and paper bags, but he is required to wear a top hat and make a speech). Blandings Parva is also known for taking in children from London in need of fresh air, such as Gladys and her brother Ern.

Brinkley Court

The fictional country house of

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and

Dahlia Travers Dahlia Travers (née Wooster) is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's bonhomous, red-faced Aunt Dahlia. She is much beloved by her nephew, in contras ...

, Brinkley Court is located near Market Snodsbury in Worcestershire, near

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, eight miles from

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and about a hundred miles from

.Ring & Jaggard (1999), ''Wodehouse in Woostershire'', p. 41. In one instance, it takes Dahlia Travers about three hours to travel from London to Brinkley Court. The residence of the Traverses' children Angela and Bonzo, Brinkley Court is also a popular destination for

, Dahlia's beloved nephew. Brinkley's butler is named Seppings and its chauffeur Waterbury. Its most famous domestic employee is the gifted French chef Anatole. The Travers family also owns a house in London, located at 47 Charles Street,

. Brinkley Court is the primary setting of "

The Love That Purifies "The Love that Purifies" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in the United Kingdom in November 1929, and in ''Cosmopolitan'' ...

", ''

Right Ho, Jeeves ''Right Ho, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, the second full-length novel featuring the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, after ''Thank You, Jeeves''. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1934 by Herbert ...

'', ''

Jeeves in the Offing ''Jeeves in the Offing'' is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 4 April 1960 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under the title ''How Right You Are, Jeeves'', and in the United Kingdom on 12 August 1960 by ...

'', and ''

''. Jeeves works there temporarily in ''

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves ''Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, published in the United States on 22 March 1963 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1963 by Herbert Jenkins, London.McIlvaine (1990), p. 97, A8 ...

''. Brinkley is said to be modeled on Severn End,

Hanley Castle Hanley Castle is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, between the towns of Malvern and Upton upon Severn and a short distance from the River Severn. It lies in the administrative area of Malvern Hills District, and is part of ...

, in Worcestershire. In the television series ''

Jeeves and Wooster ''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves#Jeeves canon, "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV (TV network), ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the ...

'', exterior shots of Brinkley Court were filmed at

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, Gloucestershire in series 1 and

Hall Barn Hall Barn is a historic country house located in Beaconsfield, South Bucks district, in Buckinghamshire, England. History The Hall Barn estate was bought by Anne Waller in 1624. The house was built in the late-17th century by her son Edmund ...

, Buckinghamshire in series 4. All interior shots of Brinkley Court were filmed at

Wrotham Park Wrotham Park (pronounced , ) is a neo-Palladian English country house in the parish of South Mimms, Hertfordshire. It lies south of the town of Potters Bar, from Hyde Park Corner in central London. The house was designed by Isaac Ware in 175 ...

, Hertfordshire. The Travers family's address in London, 47 Charles Street, was the same address where

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, who collaborated with Wodehouse on three plays, lived in 1926.

Bumpleigh Hall

Bumpleigh Hall is a

appearing in '' Joy in the Morning'', being the

residence of

's Uncle Percy (Percy Craye, Lord Worplesdon) and

Aunt Agatha Agatha Gregson, née Wooster, later Lady Worplesdon, is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha. Haughty and overbearing, Aunt Agatha w ...

. It is located near the village of

Steeple Bumpleigh The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name. Angler's Rest The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepr ...

. Usual residents include Lord Worplesdon's children

Florence Craye Lady Florence Craye is a recurring fictional character who appears in P. G. Wodehouse's comedic Jeeves stories and novels. An intellectual and imperious young woman, she is an author who gets engaged at different times to various characters, ea ...

and Edwin Craye.

Chuffnell Hall

Chuffnell Hall is the fictional country house of "Chuffy" Chuffnell, located near Chuffnell Regis in

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. The house is featured in ''

''.Cawthorne (2013), p. 215. Eventually, Sir

Roderick Glossop Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a "nerve specialist" or a "loony doctor", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's wor ...

opened his clinic at the Hall, after his marriage to Lord Chuffnell's aunt.

stayed in the nearby cottage called Seaview Cottage, which was burnt down because of

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Chuffnell Regis

Chuffnell Regis is a fictional village featured in ''

''. The nearest village to Chuffnell Hall, it is located in

("Somersetshire" in the novel). In the village is the Seaview Hotel, which has the telephone number Chuffnell Regis 294.

Corven Abbey

See Dreever Castle below.

Demosthenes Club

The Demosthenes Club is a fictional gentlemen's club in '' Cocktail Time'' and ''

''. A respectable and dignified institution, it is located across the street from the more boisterous

Drones Club The Drones Club is a recurring fictional location in the stories of British humorist P. G. Wodehouse. It is a gentlemen's club in London. Many of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Blandings Castle stories feature the club or its members. Various membe ...

. Members of the Demosthenes include

Sir Roderick Glossop Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a "nerve specialist" or a "loony doctor", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's wor ...

and John Shoesmith, Freddie Widgeon's employer. It was based on the Athenaeum Club in London.

Deverill Hall

Deverill Hall is a fictional country house with

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, located in

, in the village of King's Deverill. The setting of '' The Mating Season'', Deverill Hall is the residence of Esmond Haddock, Dame

Daphne Winkworth The following is an incomplete list of fictional characters featured in the books and stories of P. G. Wodehouse, by series, in alphabetical order by series name. Due to overlap between the various classifications of Wodehouse's work, some cha ...

, and her sisters, Emmeline, Charlotte, Myrtle and Harriet, as well as Dame Daphne Winkworth's daughter Gertrude. Jeeves's uncle Charlie Silversmith is

butler A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some al ...

at Deverill, and Silversmith's daughter Queenie is the

parlourmaid A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female domestic worker. In the Victorian era domestic service was the second largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work. In developed Western nations, full-time maids ...

there. In the ''

'' television series, Deverill Hall was filmed at Joyce Grove.

Ditteredge Hall

Ditteredge Hall is the fictional residence of the family of

in "

Scoring off Jeeves "Scoring off Jeeves" (also published as "Bertie Gets Even") is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in London in February 1922, ...

Dreever Castle

The fictional setting of much of ''

A Gentleman of Leisure ''A Gentleman of Leisure'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. The basic plot first appeared in a novella, ''The Gem Collector'', in the December 1909 issue of '' Ainslee's Magazine''. It was substantially revised and expanded for publication as a ...

'', Dreever is a large old place in

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

, with heavy grey walls to defend against Welsh marauders, but a comfortable interior. It is owned by Spennie, Lord Dreever, but run by his rich uncle Sir Thomas Blunt. One of the oldest and grandest houses in England, Dreever is famed for an old ghost story, handed down from generation to generation. There is a picturesque rose-garden, and a lake with an island, ideal for young lovers. In ''The Gem Collector'', an earlier version of the story, the house is called ''Corven Abbey'', and owned by former New York policeman McEachern.

Drones Club

The Drones Club is a fictional gentlemen's club for feckless youth, located in

Dover Street Dover Street is a street in Mayfair, London. The street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels, which have been frequented by world leaders and historic figures in the arts. It also ...

Easeby Hall

Easeby Hall is the fictional

seat of Bertie Wooster's Uncle Willoughby in "

Jeeves Takes Charge "Jeeves Takes Charge" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' in the United States in November 1916, and in ''The Strand ...

Eckleton

A fictional school, setting of the novel ''

The Head of Kay's ''The Head of Kay's'' is a novel by English author P. G. Wodehouse. The novel was published on 5 October 1905 by A & C Black. ''The Head of Kay's'' was first published as a serial in '' The Captain'' from October 1904 to March 1905.McIlvaine (1 ...

'', and several other school stories.

Emsworth Arms

A fictional

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on the High Street in Market Blandings, the Emsworth serves fine

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and makes an ideal meeting-place for conspirators not wishing to be overheard, as well as providing accommodation for anyone wishing to be near

but lacking an invitation. There is a busy bar downstairs, and a more genteel dining-room on the first floor, with comfortable armchairs ideal for anyone in need of a nap. The garden stretches down to the river, with many shady nooks and summer-house, seemingly ideal for conspirators not wishing to be overheard and weary minds and bodies needing rest. The proprietor, G. Ovens, makes excellent home-brewed

Halsey Court

Halsey Court is a fictional London cul-de-sac that is not fashionable despite being located in

. It is featured in several stories, including ''

Galahad at Blandings ''Galahad at Blandings'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 31 December 1964 by Simon & Schuster, Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York under the title ''The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood'', and in the United ...

'', '' Money in the Bank'', and '' Frozen Assets''. In ''Frozen Assets'', Halsey Court is said to be located just round the corner from Barribault's.

Heath House

The fictional home of

Ukridge Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge ( ) is a fictional character in comedic stories by author P. G. Wodehouse. Ukridge appears in one novel and nineteen short stories. Ukridge is a charismatic opportunist who will do anything to increase his capita ...

's Aunt Julia, Heath House is a large mansion near

Wimbledon Common Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, southwest London. There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons totalling 460 ...

, set back from the road in the seclusion of spacious grounds. Ukridge lives there from time to time, in between being thrown out by his aunt for his misdeeds. The grounds are in much demand for dancing societies and charitable fetes. Among the staff of the house have been, at times, the likes of Oakshott the

, and "Battling" Billson, a temporary handyman, and

Jimmy Corcoran James J. Corcoran (May 1, 1820 – November 12, 1900) was an Irish-born laborer and well-known personality among the Irish-American community of the historic " Corcoran's Roost" and the Kip's Bay districts, roughly the area near 40th Street an ...

is rarely welcome there. The house is occasionally called "The Cedars" in later stories.

Ickenham Hall

The fictional

seat of Frederick Twistleton, Lord Ickenham, where he lives much of the time, his wife Lady Jane having forbidden him to visit London lest he wreak his usual havoc. Polly Pott gambolled in the grounds as a child; there are too many statues there.

Junior Ganymede Club

The Junior Ganymede Club is a fictional

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for valets and butlers, of which

is a member. The club is located in

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, as stated in three novels and one short story. In ''

'', while Bertie and Jeeves are in Curzon Street, Jeeves says that the club is "just round the corner". (Curzon Street is not straight, so the club could be "round the corner" and still on the same street.) Aside from socializing, the club's main activities are

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and the writing and perusal of the club book, which has been in existence for more than eighty years and has reached its twelfth volume.Ring & Jaggard (1999), ''Wodehouse in Woostershire'', pp. 141–142. According to Rule Eleven of the club's constitution, every member must record information about their employers in the club book. Information in the club book about

Roderick Spode Roderick Spode, 7th Earl of Sidcup, often known as Spode or Lord Sidcup, is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves novels of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. In the first novel in which he appears, he is an "amateur dictator" and the ...

proves crucial in ''

''. The club book was said to have eleven pages on

. The total eventually ballooned to eighteen pages, before Jeeves agrees to destroy the pages on Bertie in ''Much Obliged, Jeeves''. A monthly luncheon is held at the Junior Ganymede. Jeeves is asked to chair the luncheon, which entails delivering a speech, in ''

''. Bertie visits the club in ''Much Obliged, Jeeves''. He is not surprised that Jeeves spends so much time there, noting that the Junior Ganymede, while lacking the sprightliness of the

, is a very cosy and comfortable establishment. It appears that members are not required to resign after relinquishing their positions in service, since one valet,

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, retains his membership after retiring. According to Wodehouse scholar Norman Murphy, the club was inspired by The Running Footman, a pub that was frequented by butlers, valets, and other servants in Mayfair in the 1920s, located in Charles Street (not far from the eastern end of Curzon Street). The pub is now named

The Only Running Footman The Footman is a public house in Charles Street, Mayfair, long famous for its sign, which used to read, in full, ''I am the only Running Footman. ''At 24 characters, this was the longest pub name in London until modern pubs were created with ...

, or The Footman for short.

King's Deverill

King's Deverill is a fictional village near

Deverill Hall The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name. Angler's Rest The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepr ...

. The village is featured in '' The Mating Season''.

Malvern House Preparatory School

Malvern House Preparatory School is the preparatory school at Bramley-on-Sea where

, Kipper Herring,

Bingo Little Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club. In his early appe ...

, Freddie Widgeon,

Gussie Fink-Nottle Augustus "Gussie" Fink-Nottle is a recurring fictional character in the ''Jeeves'' novels of comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a lifelong friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a country member of the Drones Club. He wears horn-rimmed ...

and

Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright Claude Cattermole "Catsmeat" Potter-Pirbright is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a longtime school friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the D ...

studied in their earlier years.Ring & Jaggard (1999), ''Wodehouse in Woostershire'', pp. 160–161. During their education, the school was presided over by the Rev.

Aubrey Upjohn The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Anatole Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled ...

. The name comes from the real school which

attended from 1891 to 1893.

Mammoth Publishing Company

A fictional company owned and run by

Lord Tilbury George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury is a recurring fictional character in the stories of British author P. G. Wodehouse. Pyke is a publishing magnate, the founder and owner of the Mammoth Publishing Company. Outside his business, he has a passio ...

, the Mammoth is based at Tilbury House, Tilbury Street (off

Fleet Street Fleet Street is a major street mostly in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was n ...

). The company's output is large and varied, from the

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y ''Society Spice'' to the children's ''Tiny Tots'', and includes newspapers such as the ''Daily Record'', magazines like ''Home Gossip'', and book imprints like the ''British Pluck Library'', home to the adventures of ''Gridley Quayle, Investigator''. Employees at various times include Tilbury's timid son

Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic ( Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old ...

, briefly editor of ''Society Spice'',

Percy Pilbeam Percy Frobisher Pilbeam is a fictional character in the works of P. G. Wodehouse. A journalist turned detective, he is a rather weak and unpleasant man, generally disliked by all. He appears in several novels, but is perhaps best known for his i ...

, Roderick's capable assistant who later takes over as editor, Ashe Marson, the writer of the ''Gridley Quayle'' stories, Joan Valentine, sometime editor of ''Home Gossip'', and Sam Shotter, who worked for his neighbour Mr Wrenn, editor of ''Pyke's Home Companion''.

Monty Bodkin Montague "Monty" Bodkin (also referred to as Montrose) is a recurring fictional character in three novels of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a wealthy young member of the Drones Club, well-dressed, well-spoken, impeccably polite, and ge ...

is deputy-editor of ''Tiny Tots'' at the start of '' Heavy Weather'', thanks to his uncle

Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, 7th Baronet (usually called Sir Gregory Parsloe) is a fictional character from the Blandings Castle short stories and novels of British author P. G. Wodehouse. In the stories, Parsloe resides at Matchingham Hall, near ...

meeting with Tilbury at a public dinner; Archie Gilpin was an occasional contributor. Lavender Briggs and Millicent Rigby have both acted as Tilbury's secretary.

Mario's Restaurant

A fictional restaurant appearing in several novels, including ''

Bill the Conqueror ''Bill the Conqueror'' (subtitled ''His Invasion of England in the Springtime'') is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 13 November 1924 by Methuen & Co., London, and in the United States on 20 February 1925 by G ...

'', ''

Summer Lightning ''Summer Lightning'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 1 July 1929 by Doubleday, Doran, New York, under the title ''Fish Preferred'', and in the United Kingdom on 19 July 1929 by Herbert Jenkins, London.M ...

'', and '' Big Money''. Mario's was inspired by the Café de Paris. According to

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, ''Bill the Conqueror'' was Wodehouse's first novel to feature Mario's Restaurant, "where Society dines and has fracas and where – as at the old Café de Paris – diners downstairs (Must Dress) cannot see the diners upstairs (Needn't Dress) who ''can'' see ''them''".

Market Blandings

Market Blandings is a fictional town, being the closest town to

. It is the site of the Emsworth Arms and a host of other hostelries (such as the ''Beetle and Wedge'', the ''Blue Boar'', the ''Blue Cow'', the ''Blue Dragon'', the ''Cow and Grasshopper'', the ''Goat and Feathers'', the ''Goose and Gander'', the ''Jolly Cricketers'', the ''Stitch in Time'', the ''Wheatsheaf'', and the ''Waggoner's Rest''), as well as a useful railway station, from where a fast train can get you to

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in under four hours. A sleepy old place, Market Blandings is one of England's most picturesque towns, and has an air of having been the same for centuries; the lichened church has a four-square tower, the shops red roofs, and the upper floors of the inns bulge comfortably outward. The most modern thing there is the moving-picture house, which calls itself an "Electric Theatre", is covered in ivy and features stone

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s; the only other up-to-date location is the shop of Jno. Banks, hairdresser. The only

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in town is the station taxi, driven by Mr Jno. Robinson; the chemist's is run by a Mr Bulstrode.

Market Snodsbury

Market Snodsbury is a fictional town, about two miles from

Brinkley Court The following is a list of recurring or notable fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name. Angler's Rest The Angler's (or Anglers') Rest is the fictional public house frequented by irrepr ...

and near

. It is at the Market Snodsbury Grammar School that, in ''

'',

gives his immortal drunken prize-giving speech. Market Snodsbury is also home to an inn called the Bull and Bush, which is praised highly in the ''Automobile Guide'' and to which

went to stay in ''

''.

Marling Hall

A fictional house in the neighbourhood of

, Marling is the home of Colonel Fanshawe, his wife and their attractive daughter Valerie. The butler there is a friend of

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, and the two of them occasionally share a glass or two in the evenings. The house's coal cellar has, on at least one occasion, served as a makeshift prison.

Marvis Bay

Marvis Bay is a fictional coastal resort, with smooth firm sands and a long

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at the northern end of the beach, which provides excellent

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. The Beach View Hotel lies just by the beach, and the Beach Theatre is not far away. Marvis is the peaceful seaside spot ''par excellence'', the ideal place for a quiet week for those not up to the excitements of Roville The beach is the main setting for the events of " Deep Waters" and "

Fixing it for Freddie "Fixing it for Freddie" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. Originally starring Reggie Pepper, the story was published in ''The Strand Magazine'' as "Helping Freddie" in the ...

", while Marvis Bay

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and Country Club has a charming links and a comfortable

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, from where the club's Oldest Member dispenses his wisdom in the form of his inexhaustible golf stories. Marvis Bay is variously reported to lie in

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shire ("Fixing it for Freddie") and

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('' Uneasy Money'').

Matchingham Hall

Matchingham Hall is a fictional location, being the seat of Sir

Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, 7th Baronet (usually called Sir Gregory Parsloe) is a fictional character from the Blandings Castle short stories and novels of British author P. G. Wodehouse. In the stories, Parsloe resides at Matchingham Hall, near ...

. The hall neighbours

and lies near the village of Much Matchingham. In its grounds resides the "Pride of Matchingham", Sir Gregory's pig and rival to

's mighty

Empress of Blandings Empress of Blandings is a fictional pig, featured in many of the Blandings Castle novels and stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Owned by the doting Lord Emsworth, the Empress is an enormous black Berkshire sow, who wins many prizes in the "Fat Pigs" cla ...

, and later the "Queen of Matchingham", replacement for the Pride. The telephone number there is Matchingham 8-3.

Mervo

A small fictional

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island, Mervo is the smallest independent state in the world, smaller even than

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. It is mentioned that "Jason went there in search of the Golden Fleece", which would place Mervo in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a sleepy little place, with an army of one hundred and fifteen, a small harbour, a small town and a few scattered fishing hamlets. The last prince, Charles, was driven out in 1886, when the place became a republic, but when Mervo is purchased by P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Benjamin Scobell, Benjamin Scobell in order to build a casino and resort, in ''The Prince and Betty'', P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#John Maude, John Maude is revealed to be heir to the princedom.

Much Matchingham

The fictional village adjacent to #Matchingham Hall, Matchingham Hall. "Beefy" Bingham inhabits the Vicarage there, the living being in the grant of

, and his dog Bottles is well known from the ''Blue Boar'' on the High Street to the distant ''Cow and Caterpillar'' on the Shrewsbury Road.

Much Middlefold

A fictional village located in

, similar in name to the real town Much Wenlock. It is the home of cricket enthusiast Joan Romney in five short stories published between 1905 and 1909, of Wilmot "Motty", Lord Pershore, in "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest", and of Bruce Carmyle in ''The Adventures of Sally''. It is also the birthplace of Jeremy Garnet in ''Love Among the Chickens'' (spelled Much Middleford in some editions), Ashe Marson in ''Something Fresh'', and Sally Fitch in ''Bachelors Anonymous''. Psmith is from Corfby Hall, near Much Middleford, in ''Leave it to Psmith''. Much-Middlefold-on-the-Hill and Lesser-Middlefold-in-the-Vale are located near Beckford College in ''

''. The prefect of the title, Alan Gethryn, is recruited to play cricket for Much Middlefold in the Joan Romney story "Personally Conducted".

New Asiatic Bank

A fictional organisation, the austere and serious New Asiatic is run by P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#John Bickersdyke, John Bickersdyke. Former employees include Michael "Mike" Jackson, Mike Jackson and Psmith, employed there for a spell in ''Psmith in the City''. It has the atmosphere of a public school, with the heads of department as autocratic as masters - the Postage Dept. is run by P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Mr Rossiter, Mr Rossiter, the Cash Dept. by P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Mr Waller, Mr Waller, and the Fixed Deposits Department by a Mr Gregory. The London branch is seen as something of a training ground for new blood - once a period of probation has been completed, most employees head out East. At some point, the bank was successfully robbed of around two million dollars' worth of transferable bonds, by a man by the name of P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Edward Finglass, Edward Finglass, a friend of P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Alexander "Chimp" Twist, Alexander "Chimp" Twist and P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Thomas "Soapy" Molloy, Thomas "Soapy" Molloy; though Finglass escaped, his haul was eventually recovered, thanks to Sam Shotter, in ''Sam the Sudden''. On another occasion, a Mr John Benyon robbed the bank of $100,000, according to a story in The Man with Two Left Feet. The bank is perhaps inspired by the HSBC, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, where Wodehouse himself worked for a time before his writing career took off, and is mentioned in passing in many other stories and novels. It is described in the chapter 4 of ''Psmith in the City'' that the London branch of the New Asiatic Bank is situated somewhere around the Mansion House and Queen Victoria St in the City of London.

Pelican Club

A riotous Gentlemen's club (traditional), gentlemen's club back in the 1890s, the Pelican was that happy era's equivalent to the Drones Club, Drones.

and Uncle Fred were both prominent and popular members; others include "Dogface" Weeks, champion liar, and Galahad's friends "Plug" Basham and "Puffy" Benger. The club was a real gentlemen's club of the era from 1887–1892.

Pen and Ink Club

The Pen and Ink Club is a fictional club for writers referenced in several stories, including the 1916 novel '' Uneasy Money'' (chapter 2) and the 1961 novel ''

'' (chapter 10), as well as the short story "Mr Potter Takes a Rest Cure". Ukridge's Aunt Julia is president of the club, and it is featured in several Ukridge stories such as "Ukridge Sees Her Through". Rosie M. Banks appears to be a member, since she attends the club's annual dinner in the Drones Club story "Leave it to Algy". Wodehouse may have drawn inspiration for the club from the Authors' Club, since he played cricket for its associated cricket team, the Authors Cricket Club, Authors XI. According to Wodehouse scholar Norman Murphy, the writers association PEN International may have been a source of inspiration for the club. Wodehouse references this organization in his 1971 novel ''The Girl in Blue'', in which amateur poet Homer Pyle attends a PEN conference in Brussels. The first PEN Club was founded in London in 1921; the Pen and Ink Club debuted before this in ''Uneasy Money'' but is developed further in later appearances.

Roville-sur-Mer

Roville-sur-Mer is a fictional resort in Northern France, 'in Picardy' (French Leave) and the setting of the likes of ''The Adventures of Sally'' and ''French Leave (novel), French Leave''; the name, however, is reminiscent of Deauville and Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the Channel. It first appeared in two of the short stories collected in the book ''The Man Upstairs (short story collection), The Man Upstairs'', published in the U.K. in 1914: ''Ruth in Exile'' and ''The Tuppenny Millionaire''. It also appears in the short story, "Aunt Agatha Takes the Count" (in ''The Inimitable Jeeves'').

Rowcester Abbey

Rowcester Abbey is the fictional 147-room home of impoverished aristocrat List of Jeeves characters#Bill Belfry, 9th Earl of Rowcester, Bill Belfry, Lord Rowcester. The abbey is the setting for the novel ''Ring for Jeeves''. The abbey dates as far back as the thirteenth century, around the time of Sir Caradoc Belfry, with fifteenth century and Tudor additions, and is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Agatha, who was Sir Caradoc Belfry's spouse. In the 1950s, the house has fallen into disrepair. Bill manages to sell the house to Rosalinda Spottsworth, who planned to take it down and reconstruct it in California. Rowcester Abbey is located in the fictional county of Southmoltonshire, though in early editions it was the real Northamptonshire. The name was apparently changed due to a complaint from the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire over objections to one of the novel's characters, Colonel Wyvern.

Sanstead House

Sanstead is a fictional school, setting for much of the action in ''The Little Nugget''. An imposing Georgian building in around of land, Sanstead was formerly the private home of a family called Boone, but when the family's fortunes declined and the house became too large and expensive to maintain, one Colonel Boone keenly leased the place out as a school. The place is perfect for the purpose, with ample grounds for cricket and football (soccer), football, and plenty of rooms of various sizes ideal for classrooms and dormitories. Its stables, with their thick walls and iron-barred windows, have been put to use as a gymnasium, carpenter's shop and general storage area, but also make a handy fortress in event of a siege. It is two miles (3 km) from the village, where the principal watering-hole is the ''Feathers'', the barmaid of which, a Miss Benjafield, is a stately type who disapproves of Americans. Run by the somewhat ineffectual P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Arnold Abney, Arnold Abney, Sanstead's staff includes the gloomy teacher P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Mr Glossop, Mr Glossop, P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#White, White the smooth mannered butler, and Mrs Attwell the Matron, as well as a cook, an odd-job-man, two housemaids, a scullery-maid and a parlour-maid, before it is enhanced by the arrival of P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Peter Burns, Peter Burns. The boys, who number some twenty-four in total, include P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Augustus Beckford, Augustus Beckford, are augmented by the Nugget himself, P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Ogden Ford, Ogden Ford, who brings all manner of drama and bad behaviour to the school.

Sedleigh

A fictional, very minor school, which achieves some cricketing success thanks to the arrival of Michael "Mike" Jackson, Mike Jackson and Psmith, in ''Mike (novel), Mike and Psmith''. Set in pretty countryside, the school has some two hundred boys. The houses, a row of three, lie across the cricket field from the main school; P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Mr Outwood, Outwood's, of which Mike and Psmith become members, is the middle one. The school has a thriving Archaeology, archaeological society, thanks to Outwood, and also a fire brigade, run by his colleague P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Mr Downing, Downing but treated as an excuse to mess around by the boys. The drainpipes are sturdy, and there is a fire bell, in an archway near the school, which proves useful to Mike on one occasion; when it is rung, the boys get to flee the building via canvas chutes.

Senior Conservative Club

A fictional Gentlemen's club (traditional), gentlemen's club, the Senior Conservative Club is staid and old-fashioned. The Senior Conservative is a calm and quiet place with discreet staff and excellent dining. Opposite the wide windows of the lower smoking-room is an excellent florist, flower shop, and there is a Turkish bath not twenty-five yards from the doors, in Cumberland Street. Its numbers (increasing from three thousand, seven hundred and eighteen at the time of ''Psmith in the City'' to six thousand, one hundred and eleven by the time of ''Leave it to Psmith'') are all respectable, mostly bald men, who look like they could be politicians or important figures in the City of London, City; they include

, who joined as a country member in 1888, and Psmith, put up for the club by his father. It was based on the Constitutional Club, a London club which has since been dissolved. Wodehouse was a member of a number of London and New York clubs at various times, including the Constitutional Club.

Senior Liberal Club

A fictional Gentlemen's club (traditional), gentlemen's club, the Senior Liberal Club is where

and

dine while the Drones Club is closed for cleaning in "Bingo and the Little Woman" (in ''The Inimitable Jeeves'').Ring & Jaggard (1999), ''Wodehouse in Woostershire'', p. 195.

St. Austin's

A fictional Public school (United Kingdom), public school, setting of several early shorts (many of them collected in ''Tales of St. Austin's''), as well as Wodehouse's first published novel ''The Pothunters''. In the

short story "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy", it is revealed that Tuppy Glossop is an Old Austinian.

Steeple Bumpleigh

Steeple Bumpleigh is a

, being a small village in rural

and the location of #Bumpleigh Hall, Bumpleigh Hall. It is near the market town of East Wibley, where a fancy dress dance is held in '' Joy in the Morning''. In ''

'', Bertie states that Steeple Bumpleigh is in Essex instead, perhaps because of the real Steeple Bumpstead.

Tilbury House

The fictional home of the #Mammoth Publishing Company, Mammoth Publishing Company lies on Tilbury Lane near

, a narrow lane that smells somewhat of cabbage. The Mammoth's premises spill out from the main HQ at Tilbury House to various other buildings in the street. For a time, opposite Tilbury House on the fourth floor are the offices of J. Sheringham Adair, Detective, also known as P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Alexander "Chimp" Twist, Alexander "Chimp" Twist.

Totleigh Towers

Totleigh Towers is a fictional location in two

stories, being the setting of ''

'' and ''

''. The country house of Sir Watkyn Bassett, Totleigh Towers is located in Totleigh-in-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Sir Watkyn's daughter Madeline Bassett also resides there. The butler at Totleigh is Butterfield. The house is initially the residence of Sir Watkyn's niece and ward List of Jeeves characters#Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng, Stiffy Byng, and is frequently visited by Sir Watkyn's friend

. When he first appears in the stories, Harold Pinker is the curate of Totleigh-in-the-Wold. List of Jeeves characters#Constable Eustace Oates, Constable Oates is the local police officer. In the television series ''

'', Totleigh Towers was filmed at Highclere Castle. Totleigh Towers plays a larger role in the television series than in the original Jeeves canon, as it is used as a setting more frequently. In the television series, Totleigh is used as the setting for episodes adapting some of the events of "

", '' The Mating Season'', and ''

'', though these stories originally had different settings (#Easeby Hall, Easeby Hall,

, and #Brinkley Court, Brinkley Court, respectively).

Twing Hall

Twing Hall is the fictional Gloucestershire home of Lord Wickhammersley in "The Great Sermon Handicap", "The Purity of the Turf", and "The Metropolitan Touch".

Valley Fields

A fictional suburb in London. Valley Fields is one of London's quiet, leafy suburbs, in the London SE21, SE21 postal district. The setting of much of ''Sam the Sudden'', it is home to P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Matthew Wrenn, Matthew Wrenn, whose friend P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Mr Cornelius, Mr Cornelius is the local estate agent and historian; he has many a tale to tell of the suburb, the most exciting being that of P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Edward Finglass, Edward "Finky" Finglass, the notorious bank robber, who lived for a time in the house later inhabited by Sam Shotter. In ''Uncle Fred in the Springtime'', we learn that part of the suburb was formed from the old estate of Uncle Fred, Lord Ickenham's Uncle Willoughby, known as Mitching Hill, setting of the drama related in "Uncle Fred Flits By". It is also home to Maudie, niece of

butler

. The suburb is a setting in many non-series novels, including ''

'', which has a similar plot to that of ''Sam the Sudden''. In the preface to the 1972 edition of ''Sam the Sudden'', Wodehouse wrote: "It was the first thing of mine where the action took place in the delectable suburb of Valley Fields, a thin disguise for the Dulwich where so many of my happiest hours have been spent." In his youth, Wodehouse attended Dulwich College in the London suburb of West Dulwich.

Wee Nooke

The name Wee Nooke was given to two different fictional cottages that

stays in. The first Wee Nooke, located in

, appeared in '' Joy in the Morning'', though this cottage was destroyed by Edwin Craye. The second Wee Nooke, located in the town of Maiden Eggesford, appears in ''Aunts Aren't Gentlemen''.Ring & Jaggard (1999), ''Wodehouse in Woostershire'', p. 270.

Wrykyn

A fictional minor Public school (UK)#United Kingdom, public school with a strong cricketing tradition, Wrykyn is most closely associated with Michael "Mike" Jackson, Mike Jackson, hero of ''Mike (novel), Mike at Wrykyn''. It also features in the earlier school novels ''The Gold Bat'' and ''The White Feather'', as well as a number of early List of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse#School stories, school shorts. The school is an imposing place, especially to new boys; the grounds are in the form of a series of terraces cut from a hill, with the school at the top, training grounds on the next step and on the next the cricket field, from the pavilion of which one can see three counties. The houses are run by the likes of P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Mr Wain, Wain, Donaldson and Seymour, and the school's reputation for cricket is fearsome. The public schools "Geddington" and "Ripton" are sporting rivals. Many characters in later works are old boys, including

, his friends

, List of minor Ukridge characters#George Tupper, George Tupper, and List of minor Ukridge characters#Looney Coote, "Looney" Coote, as well as P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Sam Shotter, Sam "The Sudden" Shotter and his friend P. G. Wodehouse minor characters#Willoughby Braddock, Willoughby Braddock.

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