To which county do the Dashwood sisters move after leaving Norland?

After leaving Norland, the Dashwood sisters move to Devonshire. Their mother, Mrs. Dashwood, accepts an offer from her relative Sir John Middleton to live at Barton Cottage, a modest home on his estate in Devonshire.

The move follows the death of Henry Dashwood, whose estate, Norland Park, passes to his son John under the family’s inheritance arrangement. John initially intends to help his stepmother and half-sisters, but his wife Fanny persuades him to provide very little. The Dashwoods therefore leave Norland with sharply reduced financial security.

Devonshire becomes the setting for the novel’s central relationships and contrasts with the Dashwoods’ former home in Sussex. At Barton Park, the family meets Colonel Brandon, the Middletons, and Mrs. Jennings. Marianne’s emotional attachment to John Willoughby develops there, while Elinor’s quieter relationship with Edward Ferrars remains complicated by Lucy Steele’s secret engagement. Hampshire, Kent, and Sussex are locations associated with other Austen settings or characters, not the sisters’ new home.