wiltshire is a ceremonial county in the south-west of england. it is landlocked, and borders dorset to the south-west, somerset to the west, gloucestershire to the north-west, oxfordshire to the north-east, berkshire to the east and hampshire to the south-east. it is well-known for being the location of the prehistoric sites of stonehenge and avebury.

ottery st catchpole is a small town located in devon, england. it was presumably named after a saint catchpole. the village has both a muggle and a magical community, the latter quietly established after the passing of the statute of secrecy in the seventeenth century.