Where Does Charlie Bucket Live?

In the beginning of the first book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", Charlie Bucket and his family live on the edge of a town not specifically named by the author. It is assumed by Shmoop and many readers that the town is in England, as the author, Roald Dahl was British. By the end of the books, they use the Glass Elevator to bring his family back to the factory to live.