Brontë Country
Area of south Pennine hills in West Yorkshire, England
53°49′48″N 1°57′14″W / 53.830°N 1.954°W / 53.830; -1.954
Brontë Country is a name given to an area of south Pennine hills west of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.[2][3] The name comes from the Brontë sisters, who wrote such literary classics as Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë), Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë), and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) while living in the area.[4]
Geology
The geology of the Brontë country is mainly gritstone.
Points of interest
The area includes the village of Haworth, where the Brontë sisters lived, and where the Brontë Parsonage Museum is located today. Top Withens is said to have been the inspiration for Wuthering Heights.[5] Ponden Hall, which located about half a mile outside Stanbury, is believed to inspire at least two buildings in Brontës' novels: Thrushcross Grange in Wuthering Heights and the eponymous mansion in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.[6] Thornton, on the outskirts of Bradford, is the birthplace of the Brontë sisters and their brother Branwell (their father was rector of Thornton church).[7] The house where they were born still exists as the Brontë Birthplace and in November 2023 was acquired for restoration and preservation as a cultural and educational space.[8] It is located on Market Street in the centre of the village [9]
Other places of interest from the Brontë sisters' novels include Oakwell Hall (Fieldhead in Shirley), Red House (Briarmains in Shirley), and Gawthorpe Hall and Wycoller Hall (Ferndean Manor in Jane Eyre).[10]
In media and culture
The film Brontë Country: The Story of the Emily, Charlotte & Anne Brontë discusses the area's geography and history, and the history of the Brontë family.[11]
Gallery
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The birthplace of the Brontë brothers and sisters in Market Street, Thornton Village -
Bronte bridge -
Plaque at Bronte waterfall -
The Bronte Way, looking SW towards Bronte Bridge -
Haworth -
Haworth Churchyard -
Chancel east wall of the ruin of St James' chapel, Thornton, West Yorkshire -
Oakwell Hall -
Gawthorpe hall, Padiham seen from the south east -
St Barnabas' parish church, Hightown, Liversedge, West Yorkshire -
Red House Museum, Gomersal, often visited by Charlotte Brontë who featured the house as "Briarmains" in "Shirley"
See also
References
- ^ Furness, Hannah (18 December 2015). "National Portrait Gallery to reveal mysteries of shadowy Bronte brother". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Walking Through History - Articles - Bronte Country - West Yorkshire - All 4". www.channel4.com. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Bronte Country". Eagle Intermedia Publishing Ltd. 1997. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Bronte Homeland Interpretative Centre". DiscoverNorthernIreland.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Smith, Roly (23 December 2000). "Brontë country". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Introductions for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Worth Press Limited. 2008. ISBN 978-1-903025-57-4.
- ^ "Bronte sisters chapel at Thornton targeted by thieves". BBC News. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Home". Brontë Birthplace. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "View of the Brontë Birthplace on Market Street". Google Maps. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Barnett, David (27 January 2016). "House portrayed in Jane Eyre set to lose public funding". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Brontë Country: The Story of the Emily, Charlotte & Anne Brontë". The Great British Channel. DeltaOne Media. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Brontë Country.
- Bronte Country
- Tourist Information website for the Brontë Country Archived 16 July 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- Tourist information website for Haworth Archived 6 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Web news magazine from the Brontë Parsonage Museum
- Website of the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth
- v
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- Jane Eyre (1847)
- Shirley (1849)
- Villette (1853)
- The Professor (1857)
- "Lines" (1837)
- "To a Wreath of Snow" (1837)
- "F. De Samara to A. G. A." (1838)
- "Come hither child" (1839)
- "A Death-Scene" (1844)
- Wuthering Heights (1847)
- "Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day" (1846)
- Agnes Grey (1847)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)
- Patrick Brontë (father)
- Maria Branwell (mother)
- Branwell Brontë (brother)
- Maria Brontë (sister)
- Elizabeth Brontë (sister)
- Elizabeth Branwell (aunt)
- Arthur Bell Nicholls (Charlotte's husband)
- John Kingston (uncle-in-law)
- William Morgan (husband of first cousin once removed)
- Haworth (village which was home to and is greatly associated with the Brontës)
- Brontë Birthplace (house in Thornton, birthplace of the Brontë sisters)
- Thornton (village which was home to the Brontës)
- Hartshead (village which was home to the Brontës)
- Brontë Country (landscape portrayed in the Brontë novels)
- Brontë Parsonage Museum (former home and now museum of the Brontës)
- Brontë Waterfall (waterfall associated with the Brontë sisters)
- Brontë Way (footpath associated with the Brontë sisters)
- Cowan Bridge School (school attended by the Brontë sisters)
- St Michael and All Angels' Church (church of which Patrick Brontë was pastor)
- Ellen Nussey (lifelong friend and correspondent of Charlotte Brontë)
- Elizabeth Gaskell (lifelong friend and biographer of Charlotte Brontë)
- Mary Taylor (lifelong friend of Charlotte Brontë)
- Constantin Héger (teacher who was loved by Charlotte Brontë)
- George Smith (publisher of the Brontës)
- Devotion (1946 film)
- Les Sœurs Brontë (1979 film)
- Brontë (2005 play)
- To Walk Invisible (2016 film)
- Emily (2022 film)
- Victorian literature
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