ɪn fˈɪlɪp pˈʊlmənz hɪz dˈɑːɹk mətˈɪɹiəlz tɹˈɪlədʒi, ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚ kˈɔːld dʒˈɑːn fˈɑː lˈaɪvz ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn ˈɪŋɡlənd əvən ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs, æz ðə kˈɪŋ ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn dʒˈɪpʃənz, ɐ fˈɪkʃənəlˌaɪzd vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə dʒˈɪpsi pˈiːpəl hˌuː lˈɪv ænd tɹˈævəl ɪn bˈoʊts ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ˌɔn lˈænd.
In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, a character called John Faa lives in the southern England of an alternative universe, as the King of the western Gyptians, a fictionalised version of the Gypsy people who live and travel in boats rather than on land.