One of the finest Georgian stone towns in England, Stamford, Lincolnshire, was used as the village of Meryton, where the film's heroine Elizabeth Bennet lived.

Sir Walter Scott described Stamford as ‘the finest scene between London and Edinburgh’ and it takes little imagination to turn back the clock to the charm and tranquility of ‘old England’.

But for the movie, set builders took around a month to complete the transformation of St George’s Square and St Mary’s Street into 18th century Jane Austen country. Stamford Arts Centre, on St Mary's Street, was among buildings getting a 1790s makeover wiping away any hint of the 21st century. Over 200 local people were used as extras for the filming.

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