diff --git a/templates/basic/main.tf b/templates/basic/main.tf
index de2abd6a..589b6ca3 100644
--- a/templates/basic/main.tf
+++ b/templates/basic/main.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module "enterprise_scale" {
 
   disable_telemetry = true
 
-  default_location = var.default_location
+  default_location = var.starter_location
   root_parent_id   = var.root_parent_management_group_id == "" ? data.azurerm_client_config.current.tenant_id : var.root_parent_management_group_id
 
   deploy_corp_landing_zones    = true
diff --git a/templates/basic/variables.tf b/templates/basic/variables.tf
index fd4bd58c..6d2b2134 100644
--- a/templates/basic/variables.tf
+++ b/templates/basic/variables.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-variable "default_location" {
+variable "starter_location" {
   type        = string
   description = "The location for Azure resources. (e.g 'uksouth')|1|azure_location"
 }
diff --git a/templates/complete/locals.tf b/templates/complete/locals.tf
index 57adda76..dc053112 100644
--- a/templates/complete/locals.tf
+++ b/templates/complete/locals.tf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ locals {
     jsondecode(templatefile("${path.module}/${local.config_file_name}", local.config_template_file_variables))
   )
   config_template_file_variables = {
-    default_location                = var.default_location
+    default_location                = var.starter_location
     default_postfix                 = var.default_postfix
     root_parent_management_group_id = var.root_parent_management_group_id == "" ? data.azurerm_client_config.core.tenant_id : var.root_parent_management_group_id
     subscription_id_connectivity    = var.subscription_id_connectivity
diff --git a/templates/complete/main.tf b/templates/complete/main.tf
index 54f73891..0cf24902 100644
--- a/templates/complete/main.tf
+++ b/templates/complete/main.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module "enterprise_scale" {
   count = length(local.archetypes) > 0 ? 1 : 0
 
   disable_telemetry                                       = try(local.archetypes.disable_telemetry, true)
-  default_location                                        = try(local.archetypes.default_location, var.default_location)
+  default_location                                        = try(local.archetypes.default_location, var.starter_location)
   root_parent_id                                          = try(local.archetypes.root_parent_id, data.azurerm_client_config.core.tenant_id)
   archetype_config_overrides                              = try(local.archetypes.archetype_config_overrides, {})
   configure_connectivity_resources                        = try(local.archetypes.configure_connectivity_resources, {})
diff --git a/templates/complete/variables.tf b/templates/complete/variables.tf
index e8059e42..6cd36744 100644
--- a/templates/complete/variables.tf
+++ b/templates/complete/variables.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-variable "default_location" {
+variable "starter_location" {
   type        = string
   description = "The location for Azure resources. (e.g 'uksouth')|1|azure_location"
 }
diff --git a/templates/hubnetworking/main.tf b/templates/hubnetworking/main.tf
index d37508ea..0e7c559e 100644
--- a/templates/hubnetworking/main.tf
+++ b/templates/hubnetworking/main.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module "enterprise_scale" {
 
   disable_telemetry = true
 
-  default_location = var.default_location
+  default_location = var.starter_location
   root_parent_id   = var.root_parent_management_group_id == "" ? data.azurerm_client_config.current.tenant_id : var.root_parent_management_group_id
 
   deploy_corp_landing_zones    = true
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ module "hubnetworking" {
 
   hub_virtual_networks = {
     primary-hub = {
-      name                = "vnet-hub-${var.default_location}"
+      name                = "vnet-hub-${var.starter_location}"
       address_space       = [var.hub_virtual_network_address_prefix]
-      location            = var.default_location
-      resource_group_name = "rg-connectivity-${var.default_location}"
+      location            = var.starter_location
+      resource_group_name = "rg-connectivity-${var.starter_location}"
       firewall = {
         subnet_address_prefix = var.firewall_subnet_address_prefix
         sku_tier              = "Standard"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module "hubnetworking" {
         default_ip_configuration = {
           public_ip_config = {
             zones = ["1", "2", "3"]
-            name  = "pip-hub-${var.default_location}"
+            name  = "pip-hub-${var.starter_location}"
           }
         }
       }
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ module "virtual_network_gateway" {
 
   count = var.virtual_network_gateway_creation_enabled ? 1 : 0
 
-  location              = var.default_location
-  name                  = "vgw-hub-${var.default_location}"
+  location              = var.starter_location
+  name                  = "vgw-hub-${var.starter_location}"
   subnet_address_prefix = var.gateway_subnet_address_prefix
   enable_telemetry      = false
   virtual_network_id    = module.hubnetworking.virtual_networks["primary-hub"].name
diff --git a/templates/hubnetworking/variables.tf b/templates/hubnetworking/variables.tf
index 29e7ed10..afd2d776 100644
--- a/templates/hubnetworking/variables.tf
+++ b/templates/hubnetworking/variables.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-variable "default_location" {
+variable "starter_location" {
   description = "The location for Azure resources. (e.g 'uksouth')|1|azure_location"
   type        = string
 }
diff --git a/templates/test/main.tf b/templates/test/main.tf
index e9eb7ed8..4f613f9c 100644
--- a/templates/test/main.tf
+++ b/templates/test/main.tf
@@ -21,26 +21,26 @@ resource "azurerm_management_group" "example_child" {
 resource "azurerm_resource_group" "management" {
   provider = azurerm.management
   name     = "e2e-test-management-azurerm-${random_string.example.result}"
-  location = var.resource_group_location
+  location = var.starter_location
 }
 
 resource "azurerm_resource_group" "connectivity" {
   provider = azurerm.connectivity
   name     = "e2e-test-connectivity-azurerm-${random_string.example.result}"
-  location = var.resource_group_location
+  location = var.starter_location
 }
 
 resource "azurerm_resource_group" "identity" {
   provider = azurerm.identity
   name     = "e2e-test-identity-azurerm-${random_string.example.result}"
-  location = var.resource_group_location
+  location = var.starter_location
 }
 
 resource "azapi_resource" "resource_group_management" {
   parent_id = "/subscriptions/${var.subscription_id_management}"
   type      = "Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups@2021-04-01"
   name      = "e2e-test-management-azapi-${random_string.example.result}"
-  location  = var.resource_group_location
+  location  = var.starter_location
   body = {
     properties = {}
   }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ resource "azapi_resource" "resource_group_connectivity" {
   parent_id = "/subscriptions/${var.subscription_id_connectivity}"
   type      = "Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups@2021-04-01"
   name      = "e2e-test-connectivity-azapi-${random_string.example.result}"
-  location  = var.resource_group_location
+  location  = var.starter_location
   body = {
     properties = {}
   }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ resource "azapi_resource" "resource_group_identity" {
   parent_id = "/subscriptions/${var.subscription_id_identity}"
   type      = "Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups@2021-04-01"
   name      = "e2e-test-identity-azapi-${random_string.example.result}"
-  location  = var.resource_group_location
+  location  = var.starter_location
   body = {
     properties = {}
   }
diff --git a/templates/test/variables.tf b/templates/test/variables.tf
index d13a1a9a..a826002b 100644
--- a/templates/test/variables.tf
+++ b/templates/test/variables.tf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ variable "child_management_group_display_name" {
   default     = "E2E Test"
 }
 
-variable "resource_group_location" {
+variable "starter_location" {
   type        = string
   description = "This is the fourth test variable|6|azure_location"
   default     = "uksouth"