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For a bit of quick geography, Lancashire is the county, whereas Lancaster is the historic city inside it. (The Forest of) Bowland is this massive area just a short drive east from Lancaster city, and this whole Lancashire region is only about a 1 – 1.5 hour drive north from Manchester, which made it the perfect distance for… hiding a body in the 70s/80s (although obviously no one’s ever done this. MAYBE. HOPEFULLY).

Where Lancashire is in England

Bowland (near The Trough) — the river here is where I imagined little Noel washed his hands after the rabbit training. The roadside is not in this picture but there is one and you can still drive by.

Now to answer your questions… my reason was that 1, it was sort of a personal choice as I used to go here for uni and I was big into exploring around since it is a nature-oriented place — so it’s kind of like a tribute! And 2, THE FOLK HORROR! Pendle Hill, which I’m guessing you’ve seen Noel mention this as the area where Adam & Eve were buried, is a hill in the Bowland area and is incredibly famous for the 1612 Pendle Witch Trials, where 10 people were hunted down and executed by hanging. I just felt like wrapping this fic’s hereditary trauma and that doomed archetype into a landscape that already feels cursed and haunted. (Ahh and I’ve also seen some weird creepy stuff there too but that’s a different topic 😂)