Where did Jonathan Swift set his imaginary island of Lilliput?
Lilliput and Blefuscu Lilliput and Blefuscu Lilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift. The two islands are neighbours in the South Indian Ocean, separated by a channel wide. Both are inhabited by tiny people who are about . Both kingdoms are empires, i.e. realms ruled by a self-styled emperor. The capital of Lilliput is Mildendo. In some pictures, the islands are arranged like an egg, as a reference to their egg-dominated histories and cultures. Swift gives the location of Lilliput and Blefuscu as Latitude 30°2′S, to the
Lilliput, Dorset the later 1920s as more of the older estates were sold for suburban projects. A number of distinctive art-deco homes were built, including the landmark Salterns Court building at the new shopping parade. Before its development as a residential and recreational area there had been industrial projects at Salterns, which had been the district's local name. Some claim a connection to Jonathan Swift and his famous Gulliver's Travels novel, and there are local streets which have associated names. The name 'Lilliput' probably derives from Lilliput House, an old country mansion built near Evening Hill, which may have been owned by