Charles Dickens spent most of his life in England, living mainly in London and later at his country home Gad’s Hill Place in Kent.

Main places he lived

  • Early life: Born in Portsmouth on the south coast of England and raised for part of his childhood in Chatham, Kent.
  • Move to London: As a boy and young man he lived in several parts of London, including Camden Town, Borough, and Holborn, as his family’s fortunes rose and fell.

Famous London addresses

  • 48 Doughty Street, Bloomsbury: This Georgian townhouse in central London was his home from 1837 to 1839 and is now the Charles Dickens Museum, the only one of his London homes still standing.
  • Later London homes: As a successful author he leased more fashionable houses, including Devonshire Terrace and Tavistock House, where he wrote major novels such as Bleak House and Little Dorrit.

Country home in Kent

  • Gad’s Hill Place: Dickens eventually bought Gad’s Hill Place near Rochester in Kent, his only purchased home and his long‑term country residence, where he spent much of his later life and where he died in 1870.

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