What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: This was the site of the gate leading to the church used by the Brontë family and through which they were carried to their final resting place in the church.
The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, are renowned for their significant contributions to English literature with works such as "Jane Eyre," "Wuthering Heights," and "Agnes Grey"; their brother Branwell was an artist and writer, though less successful; their father Rev. Patrick Brontë was a clergyman at Haworth Parish Church; Maria and Elizabeth Brontë were their elder sisters who died young; Maria Branwell was their mother.
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Places near here
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The Black Bull Hotel and Attached Water TroughListed building · 82 yd
Jaggers QuarryWood · 250 yd
Penistone HillMountain / peak · 1091 yd
Ives PlantationForest · 1404 yd
Old milepostMonument or public art · 1.2 mi
OxenhopeVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Old milestoneMonument or public art · 1.7 mi
Whinny HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Brontë WaterfallWaterfall · 2.1 miOther information
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