In which English county did J.K. Rowling attend Wyedean School and College?

J.K. Rowling attended Wyedean School and College in Gloucestershire.

The school is in Sedbury, near Chepstow, in the Forest of Dean area. Rowling attended it after her family moved from nearby Yate, and she remained in the region during an important part of her childhood and adolescence.

Her school years preceded her university studies at Exeter and her later work at Amnesty International. Biographical accounts often connect this period with her early interest in storytelling, although the precise origins of individual Harry Potter characters are not always documented as firm one-to-one inspirations.

Gloucestershire is an English county bordering Wales. Chepstow itself is in Wales, which creates a common geographical mix-up: Wyedean School is located on the English side of the border, while Rowling’s nearby childhood surroundings included both English and Welsh places.