A Clever Map of Great Britain That Plots Fictional Locations From Film, Television and Literature

Fake Britain

Londonist Editor-at-Large Matt Brown, with the help of many friends, has created “Fake Britain”, a map of England, Scotland and Wales that plots over 720 names of fictional cities, towns and villages used in films, books, poems and television series. Prints of the map are available through More T Vicar.

Take a look around this alternative nation and see how many places you recognise. From Judge Dredd to Vanity Fair, it’s all here. The vast majority of entries are well defined geographically. Some — such as Beanotown and Blackadder’s Dunny on the Wold — are a little more nebulous, but we’ve added them for fun. Hogwarts is an unmappable location (unless it’s a Marauder’s Map you’re looking at), but we’ve had a go anyway.

Fake Britain

Fictional Towns in Fake Britain

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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