History Main / Barsetshire

* Zigzagged in the 2013 novel ''CrossAndPoppy.'' The setting's a lovely bit of countryside and most of the people are charming. ''Most.'' But some of [[spoiler: his students]] try to frame [[spoiler: English master Sher Mirza]] as a [[spoiler:pedophile]], poison his [[spoiler:cat, Eric (who survives)]], and ultimately attempt [[spoiler:murder by arson]]. And there are [[spoiler:funerals]] as well as [[spoiler:christenings]].

* British books of etiquette sometimes use "Barsetshire" as a placeholder location when describing how to address [[KnightFever the aristocracy]], so for instance the section on how to address a Duke will refer to the "Duke of Barsetshire".

* ThomasHardy set a lot of his novels in "Wessex", which encompassed a big chunk of the UK's south west from Berkshire to Devon.

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* The [[ThemeNaming theme-named]] county of [[MidsomerMurders Midsomer]].
** Considering the murder rate, anyone going there for a quiet, relaxing time is TooDumbToLive.
* Mercilessly parodied by Craggy Island in ''FatherTed'' (it's admittedly an Irish equivalent of this trope).
* Barsetshire resembles the fictional town of Leadworth, hometown of Companions Amy & Rory in ''Series/DoctorWho''.

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* ''TheArchers'' is set in fictional "Borsetshire".

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* ''ThomasTheTankEngine'', the long-running TV adaptation of the ''TheRailwaySeries'', set on the island of Sodor.

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* ''The Chronicles of Barsetshire'' by Creator/AnthonyTrollope, set in the 19th century:

The TropeNamer is a fictitious county in England, created by Creator/AnthonyTrollope and later re-used and developed by Angela Thirkell. A Barsetshire is the setting for a series of novels, containing one or a few small towns and a lot of countryside. Novels set in a Barsetshire are basically light domestic comedies, though they may have occasional nuggets of melodrama, drama, or even tragedy. Nothing blatantly science-fictional, fantastic, or paranormal takes place (except for the occasional ghost story or local legend related by a character), and any crime or espionage drama is muted and secondary.

* ''Felix Holt'', a less well-known novel by Creator/GeorgeEliot, is set in the fictional "Loamshire". This then had a further life in British Army training materials, which use "Loamshire Regiment" as a fictional military unit. The "Loamshire Regiment" was then used as the original military affiliation of Literature/BulldogDrummond and several characters in Creator/EvelynWaugh works.

* The town of Sanford in ''Film/HotFuzz'' is a pleasant, quiet, low-crime area where everybody's mostly amenable, in a country-England sort of way. The protagonist, who's [[CityMouse originally from London]], has a [[FishOutOfWater lot of trouble fitting in with the town's ways]]: he's an [[TheAce action movie protagonist]] trapped in a {{Barsetshire}}. [[spoiler: [[TownWithADarkSecret At least, so it seems]].]]

* Zigzagged in the 2013 novel CrossAndPoppy. The setting's a lovely bit of countryside and most of the people are charming. ''Most.'' But some of [[spoiler: his students]] try to frame [[spoiler: English master Sher Mirza]] as a [[spoiler:pedophile]], poison his [[spoiler:cat, Eric (who survives)]], and ultimately attempt [[spoiler:murder by arson]]. And there are [[spoiler:funerals]] as well as [[spoiler:christenings]].

* Pretty much every novel written by JaneAusten.

Compare {{Arcadia}} and FictionalCountry.

* A rare fantastic example, a large number of stories from the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] happens in little fictional towns of New England, with many recurring characters (although most of them are driven mad).

* A rare fantastic example, a large number of stories from the [Cthulhu Mythos] happens in little fictional towns of New England, with many recurring characters (although most of them are driven mad).

The TropeNamer is a fictitious county in England, created by AnthonyTrollope and later re-used and developed by Angela Thirkell. A Barsetshire is the setting for a series of novels, containing one or a few small towns and a lot of countryside. Novels set in a Barsetshire are basically light domestic comedies, though they may have occasional nuggets of melodrama, drama, or even tragedy. Nothing blatantly science-fictional, fantastic, or paranormal takes place (except for the occasional ghost story or local legend related by a character), and any crime or espionage drama is muted and secondary.

* ''The Chronicles of Barsetshire'' by AnthonyTrollope, set in the 19th century:

The trope namer is a fictitious county in England, created by AnthonyTrollope and later re-used and developed by Angela Thirkell. A Barsetshire is the setting for a series of novels, containing one or a few small towns and a lot of countryside. Novels set in a Barsetshire are basically light domestic comedies, though they may have occasional nuggets of melodrama, drama, or even tragedy. Nothing blatantly science-fictional, fantastic, or paranormal takes place (except for the occasional ghost story or local legend related by a character), and any crime or espionage drama is muted and secondary.

* Mercilessly parodied by Craggy Island in ''FatherTed'' (though it's admittedly an Irish equivalent of this trope).

* Mercilessly parodied by Craggy Island in ''FatherTed''.

Compare {{Arcadia}}

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* The fictional island of Sodor from ''TheRailwaySeries'' and ''ThomasTheTankEngine'' arguably counts too...

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* ''TheArchers'' is set in fictional "Borsetshire".

* the [[ThemeNaming theme-named]] county of [[MidsomerMurders Midsomer]].
** Considering the murder rate, anyone going there for a quiet, relaxing time is TooDumbToLive.
* the fictional island of Sodor from ''TheRailwaySeries'' and ''ThomasTheTankEngine'' arguably counts too...

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