The Brontë Country is a name given to an area of pennine hills west of Leeds/Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It was made famous from literary classics such as Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, and in fact, got its name from the Brontë sisters. Typical Pennine scenery. ... Location within the British Isles. ... This article discusses the city Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Literature is literally an acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has, however, generally come to identify a collection of texts. ... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontës only novel. ... Portrait by her brother Emily Brontë ( July 30, 1818 – December 19, 1848) was a British novelist and poet, best remembered for her one novel Wuthering Heights, an acknowledged classic of English literature. ... The Brontë sisters, painted by Patrick Branwell Brontë, c. ...

The geology of the Brontë country is mainly gritstone. There are several places of rugged natural beauty and historical interest. Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... Gritstone is a sedimentary rock composed of coarse sand grains and is a coarser version of sandstone. ...

The area includes the village of Haworth, where the Brontë sisters lived, and where the Brontë Parsonage Museum is also located. Top Withens is where Emily Brontë got her inspiration for her novel. There's a historic factory outlet called Ponden Mill (Thrushcross Grange in Wuthering Heights) about half a mile outside Stanbury. Thornton, on the outskirts of Bradford, is the birthplace of the Brontë sisters. Their father was rector of Thornton church. For alternate meanings see Haworth (disambiguation) Haworth is a small village and tourist attraction, in the English county of West Yorkshire, and is best known for its association with the Brontë sisters. ... Portrait by her brother Emily Brontë ( July 30, 1818 – December 19, 1848) was a British novelist and poet, best remembered for her one novel Wuthering Heights, an acknowledged classic of English literature. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Entrance to Main Street, Stanbury Stanbury is a small village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, west of Haworth, close to the Pennine Way, and on the River Worth. ... Thornton may be used in the following ways. ... This article discusses the city Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ...

Other places of interest from the Brontë sister's novel world include: Oakwell Hall (Fieldhead in Shirley), Red House (Briarmains in Shirley), Gawthorpe Hall and Wycoller (Ferndean Manor in Jane Eyre). Shirley is a novel by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1849. ... Red House is a blues-rock song composed and originally performed by Jimi Hendrix. ... Shirley is a novel by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1849. ... Wycoller is a village in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. ... One of the most famous novels of all time, Jane Eyre, An Autobiography was written by Charlotte Brontë and published in 1847. ...

See also

• Bingley
• Bradford
• Brontë waterfall
• Gawthorpe Hall
• Haworth
• Keighley
• Leeds
• Lumbfoot
• Oakwell Hall
• Oakworth
• Red House
• Saltaire
• Shipley
• Skipton
• Stanbury
• Thornton
• Wycoller

Bingley is a town in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north west of Bradford. ... This article discusses the city Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. ... For alternate meanings see Haworth (disambiguation) Haworth is a small village and tourist attraction, in the English county of West Yorkshire, and is best known for its association with the Brontë sisters. ... Keighley (pronounced Keith-ley) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Location within the British Isles. ... LumbFoot Entry to Lumbfoot Sign Lumbfoot is a little hamlet located a mile from Haworth (England) and five minute walking distance from Stanbury. ... Oakworth is a small town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley, by the River Worth. ... Red House is a blues-rock song composed and originally performed by Jimi Hendrix. ... See also Saltaire, New York, United States. ... Shipley is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford and close to Saltaire. ... Skipton is a town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Entrance to Main Street, Stanbury Stanbury is a small village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, west of Haworth, close to the Pennine Way, and on the River Worth. ... Thornton may be used in the following ways. ... Wycoller is a village in the Borough of Pendle, in Lancashire, England. ...

External links

• Brontë Country website (http://www.bronte-country.com/welcome.html)
• Tourist Information website for the Brontë Country (http://www.visitbrontecountry.com/)