The West Country is a region of south-western England, typically defined as including the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset, although Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire are often included. This region of England also plays home to many wizarding families, including the Weasleys, Lovegoods, Diggories, Scamanders, and once the Potters. This area is also the birthplace of Godric Gryffindor, a founder of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.