La Bouvée Farm is the name of Dawsey Adam's farmhouse; The area is called La Bouvée and there is a house with the same name in La Bouvée Lane. However, this building is not a farm, nor is it the building mentioned in the novel.

Amelia and Isola were also residents of the area.

A Bouvée is a traditional Guernsey unit of land; approximately 352, 800 square feet or "5 Guernsey acres"