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Description: Haworth, a small village not far from Bradford in West Yorkshire. Situated above the Worth Valley amid the bleak ... more

Haworth ... Pennine moors, Haworth is internationally famous for its connection with the Bronte sisters, who were born in Thornton (near Bradford), but wh

Newest Review: ... The Cobbled Way tea-room and ‘Bankhouse treasures’ – items of cheap jewellery. The smallest shop in Haworth ‘Mr Crooks’ for souvenirs, Jack Be Nimble – fancy goods and a private dwelling with an old fashioned spinning wheel and daffodils on a shelf near the window. ‘Memories’- fancy goods, The Copper Kettle Tea-room, The Chocolate Box for ... more

... confectionery, ‘Buckle and Hide’ – for leather goods and ‘Ye Shoppe of Haworth’ – an emporium of delights. You may feel thirsty at this point so why not pop into the Fleece public house where Timothy Taylor’s...more

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Haworth - Bronte Country (1709 words)
by Peter2670 - written on 27/03/01 (Very useful, 1617 readings)
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I wonder just how many of us reside in or near to, areas of outstanding natural beauty or close to some locality where noteworthy historical events have taken place without giving it much thought. I have to confess that I place myself into both of these categories due to living within an hour of the beautiful Lake District and fifteen miles away from where the worlds most famous literary family lived between 1820 and 1861. Haworth, a small hillside village situated above the Worth Valley not far away from Bradford, West Yorkshire has become internationally famous for it’s connection with the Bronte sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne. ...

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