Where does Mr. Darcy first propose to Elizabeth?

Mr. Darcy first proposes to Elizabeth at Hunsford Parsonage. The proposal takes place during Elizabeth’s visit to her friend Charlotte, who is now married to Mr. Collins.

Hunsford Parsonage stands near Rosings Park, Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s estate in Kent. Darcy is visiting his aunt and has been repeatedly encountering Elizabeth, whose intelligence and independence have increasingly attracted him. His proposal is emotionally intense but badly phrased: he emphasizes the social disadvantages he believes he is overcoming by loving her.

Elizabeth rejects him, citing his arrogance, his role in separating Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley, and his alleged mistreatment of George Wickham. Darcy’s subsequent letter explains the truth about both matters and begins Elizabeth’s reassessment of his character.

The setting is often confused with Pemberley, where Elizabeth later sees Darcy in a more favorable light. Darcy proposes a second time near Longbourn, but his first proposal—and Elizabeth’s famous rejection—occurs at Hunsford Parsonage.