<P> Mr. Bennet 's family estate , Longbourn House , is a residence and land located within the environs of the township of Meryton , in Hertfordshire , just north of London . From his family estate , Mr. Bennet derives an annual income of £ 2,000 , which is a respectable income for a gentleman ( but certainly not comparable to Mr Darcy 's annual income of £ 10,000 , being 1 / 5 the size ) . Longbourn House also has an entailment upon it , meant to keep the estate in the sole possession of the family , down the male line , and from being divided - off amongst younger sons and any daughters ; it is to passed - down amongst male heirs only . For years , Mr. Bennet had the hope and intention of fathering a son who was to inherit the entire estate ; which would see to the entail for another generation , and provide for his widow and any other children he might have . Additionally , Mr. Bennet did not get along with his then - closest living male relative and male heir , his distant cousin , Mr. Collins ( Sr . ) , who is described as an `` illiterate miser '' ( possibly some disagreement over the entail ) , and did not want the estate going to him . Sadly , after 23 / 24 - years of marriage , Mr. Bennet remains the last male scion of the Bennet family , thus marking the end of the Bennet name with his death . </P>
<P> Mr. Bennet 's family estate , Longbourn House , is a residence and land located within the environs of the township of Meryton , in Hertfordshire , just north of London . From his family estate , Mr. Bennet derives an annual income of £ 2,000 , which is a respectable income for a gentleman ( but certainly not comparable to Mr Darcy 's annual income of £ 10,000 , being 1 / 5 the size ) . Longbourn House also has an entailment upon it , meant to keep the estate in the sole possession of the family , down the male line , and from being divided - off amongst younger sons and any daughters ; it is to passed - down amongst male heirs only . For years , Mr. Bennet had the hope and intention of fathering a son who was to inherit the entire estate ; which would see to the entail for another generation , and provide for his widow and any other children he might have . Additionally , Mr. Bennet did not get along with his then - closest living male relative and male heir , his distant cousin , Mr. Collins ( Sr . ) , who is described as an `` illiterate miser '' ( possibly some disagreement over the entail ) , and did not want the estate going to him . Sadly , after 23 / 24 - years of marriage , Mr. Bennet remains the last male scion of the Bennet family , thus marking the end of the Bennet name with his death . </P>
what town do the bennets live in in pride and prejudice
what town do the bennets live in in pride and prejudice
Meryton
Meryton