Question about English countryside, 1715?

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I'm writing about an English navy captain, 1715. I've decided he has a widowed mother and an unmarriageable (slightly handicapped) older sister. He has bought them a cottage in the countryside to live in (since he is at sea so much) and has made the best arrangements he is able to make sure they are secure if he should be killed.

So, where should this cottage be located? I just need a name of a place I can toss out. And if someone can point me to a research site for his finances, or give me basic information on how he would set up a trust.

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There would be so much English countryside to choose from but if he's a sea captain he would probably get a cottage in the countryside at least near a port so...Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon. They are all countryside counties in SW England near the then main ports such as Plymouth, Bristol, Gloucester. The 'Cotswold Hills' in the area are supposed to have the most beautiful countryside in England and is known for it's cottages. 
A 'trust' would be done by a solicitor in London, he would have to visit there once then they could do it by mail.

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The Forest Of Dean looks nice and it is close to the sea.
All ancient woodland, on the Welsh /English border.

Louise C · Answer

probably somewhere near the sea.  Portsmouth was a major sea port, so somewhere in Hampshire would be good.

he would set up a trust through a solicitor, they would be in any good sized town, so he wouldn't necessarily have to go to London.

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