1775–1801: Steventon, Hampshire, U.K.
Steventon Rectory. The Rectory was demolished in 1820 but Steventon Church, where the Austens worshipped, still remains. If you visit the field where the house stood, you can see a metal pump (that replaced the wooden pump from Austen's time) and a lime tree that is thought to have been planted by Jane's eldest brother James. Note that Jane spent some time away from home during this time. In the Spring of 1783, according to her family tradition, she and Cassandra were sent to reside with tutor Mrs. Ann Crawley,
who lived in Oxford but moved to Southampton in the Summer of that year. Around this time, Cassandra
and Jane both caught typhus; Jane nearly died. Soon after, both girls returned to live at Steventon Rectory. Between the Spring of 1785 and December of 1786, Jane and Cassandra attended Reading Ladies'
Boarding School in Berkshire.
Steventon Rectory. The Rectory was demolished in 1820 but Steventon Church, where the Austens worshipped, still remains. If you visit the field where the house stood, you can see a metal pump (that replaced the wooden pump from Austen's time) and a lime tree that is thought to have been planted by Jane's eldest brother James. Note that Jane spent some time away from home during this time. In the Spring of 1783, according to her family tradition, she and Cassandra were sent to reside with tutor Mrs. Ann Crawley,
who lived in Oxford but moved to Southampton in the Summer of that year. Around this time, Cassandra
and Jane both caught typhus; Jane nearly died. Soon after, both girls returned to live at Steventon Rectory. Between the Spring of 1785 and December of 1786, Jane and Cassandra attended Reading Ladies'
Boarding School in Berkshire.
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