ðə stˈoːɹiz ɹᵻlˈeɪt tə θɹˈiː kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz: ðə hˈæmlɪt ʌv dʒˈuːnɪpɚ hˈɪl lˈɑːɹk ɹˈaɪz, wˌɛɹ flˈoːɹə ɡɹˈuː ˈʌp; bˈʌkɪŋˌæm kˈændəlfɚd, wˈʌn ʌvðə nˌɪɹɪst tˈaʊnz wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːd bˈoʊθ bɹˈækli ænd baɪsˈɛstɚ ænd ðə nˈɪɹbaɪ vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv fɹˈɪŋfɚd kˈændəlfɚd ɡɹˈiːn, wˌɛɹ flˈoːɹə ɡɑːt hɜː fˈɜːst dʒˈɑːb ɪnðə pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs.
The stories relate to three communities: the hamlet of Juniper Hill (Lark Rise), where Flora grew up; Buckingham (Candleford), one of the nearest towns (which include both Brackley and Bicester) and the nearby village of Fringford (Candleford Green), where Flora got her first job in the Post Office.