ised ▁real isation ▁of ▁an ▁actual ▁ge ographical ▁region . ▁While ▁some ▁actual ▁place - names ▁appear ▁un changed ▁( e . g ., ▁Kid der min ster , ▁Lud low , ▁Mal vern , ▁Sh rew s bury , ▁Wor c ester ), ▁most ▁locations ▁appear ▁under ▁a ▁fict ional ▁name ▁( B irmingham ▁= ▁North ▁B rom wich , ▁H ales ow en ▁= ▁H ales by ; ▁D ud ley ▁= ▁D ul ston ; ▁River ▁El an ▁= ▁River ▁G aron ). ▁Other ▁locations ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁fict ional ▁confl ations ▁of ▁various ▁real - world ▁places ; ▁e . g ., ▁the ▁Black ▁Country ▁town ▁of ▁Wed nes ford ; ▁res emb ling ▁in ▁many ▁respect s ▁the ▁actual ▁town ▁of ▁Wed nes bury ▁but ▁located ▁by ▁the ▁author ▁in ▁the ▁St our ▁Valley ▁( and ▁seem ingly ▁un related ▁to ▁Hed nes ford , ▁near ▁C ann ock ), ▁and ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Cold ▁Har bour ; ▁model led ▁on ▁Wass ell ▁Gro ve ▁near ▁H ag ley ▁but ▁described ▁by ▁him ▁as ▁over looking ▁the ▁Black ▁Country . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁Under g row th ▁( with ▁Eric ▁Bre tt ▁Young ) ▁( 1 9 1 3 ) ▁Deep ▁Sea ▁( 1 9 1 4 ) ▁The ▁Iron ▁Age ▁( 1 9 1 6 ) ▁March ing ▁to ▁T anga ▁( With ▁General ▁Sm uts ▁in ▁East ▁Africa ) ▁( 1 9 1 4 ) ▁The ▁Young ▁Phys ician ▁( 1 9 1 9 )