Lots of people walk to Meryton in Pride and Prejudice.. Mainly though, it is Lydia and Kitty, who go and see the soldiers often.
In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet walks to Meryton with her sisters Jane, Mary, and Kitty to attend a local ball at the Assembly Rooms. This is where she first meets Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley.
The town where "Pride and Prejudice" takes place is called Meryton.
Lydia and Wickham first meet in the town of Meryton in Pride and Prejudice.
Meryton is a fictional town in Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice." In the story, the Bennet family lives in Longbourn, a village near Meryton. Other characters who live in Meryton include the Phillips family and the militia officers who are stationed there.
The Meryton ball in Pride and Prejudice is in Chapter 3. At the ball, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy make their first appearance and attract the attention of the locals, including the Bennet sisters.
The regiment stationed at Meryton in the book "Pride and Prejudice" was relocated to Brighton, a coastal town in England. This relocation caused much excitement and gossip among the residents of Meryton.
Longbourne is a fictional estate very near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire. The logic of its being fifty miles from the fictional Hunsford, in Kent, means that Longbourne is somewhere between about 15 and about 30 miles from the middle of London.
Jane meets Mr. Bingley's sisters in Chapter 4 of "Pride and Prejudice" at the Meryton ball. They are introduced as Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst.
Mr. and Mrs. Philips live in Meryton, a village near the Bennet family estate in the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Mrs. Philips is Mrs. Bennet's sister, and they are minor characters in the story.
Wickham is after her money. Miss King is the only available woman in Meryton who has any money. She has just inherited 10,000 pounds.
The Lucas family lives in the village of Meryton near Longbourn, the Bennet family estate, in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." They are neighbors and friends of the Bennets, particularly Charlotte Lucas, who later becomes Charlotte Collins after marrying Mr. Collins.
In "Pride and Prejudice," the arrival of Mr. Bingley in Netherfield is one of the first major events, which sets the story in motion. This is followed by the Meryton ball where Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet first meet and form their initial perceptions of each other.
The younger Bennet girls, Kitty and Lydia, are excited to travel to Meryton because it is where the militia is stationed. This presents an opportunity for them to mingle with the officers, socialize, and potentially find romantic interests. They are drawn to the excitement and novelty of the situation.