diff --git a/loc.cabal b/loc.cabal
--- a/loc.cabal
+++ b/loc.cabal
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           loc
-version:        0.1.1.0
+version:        0.1.2.0
 synopsis:       Types representing line and column positions and ranges in text files.
 
 description:    The package name /loc/ stands for “location” and is also an allusion to the
diff --git a/src/Data/Loc.hs b/src/Data/Loc.hs
--- a/src/Data/Loc.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Loc.hs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   -- ** Span
   , spanStart, spanEnd
   -- ** Area
-  , areaSpansAsc
+  , areaStart, areaEnd, areaSpansAsc
 
   -- * Combining
   -- ** Span
@@ -170,6 +170,18 @@
 -}
 spanEnd :: Span -> Loc
 spanEnd = Span.end
+
+{- |
+/This is an alias for 'Area.start'./
+-}
+areaStart :: Area -> Maybe Loc
+areaStart = Area.start
+
+{- |
+/This is an alias for 'Area.end'./
+-}
+areaEnd :: Area -> Maybe Loc
+areaEnd = Area.end
 
 {- $concepts