is downton abbey fictional
Julian Fellowes, the creator of Downton Abbey, said it was very important to him that the series be as historically accurate as possible. While the family and their story are fictional, there are some examples in the show that mirror real-life places and people. Browse through a list of those here. Seventy miles outside of London, in the rolling hills of rural England, is Highclere Castle, used as the set for the fictional Downton Abbey..