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Real Places in...WuTHERING Heights

5/2/2018

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The setting plays such a powerful role in Emily Brontë's epic tale of star-crossed lovers, at times it seems to be one of the central characters. Wuthering Heights takes place in the windswept moors of Yorkshire, in a fictional village, not unlike the Brontës hometown, Haworth. ​

Top Withins

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It's believed that Top Withens, a deserted farm house near Haworth, inspired the location for Heathcliffe's home, Wuthering Heights. Although some think that the actual house described in the novel bears a closer resemblance to High Sunderland Hall.

High Sunderland Hall

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High Sunderland Hall was located near Halifax, where Emily worked for a while as a school mistress. Sadly the house was demolished in the 1950's, but old photos reveal that the exterior featured 'grotesque carvings' similar to those of Wuthering Heights. 

Ponden Hall

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​It's believed that Thrushcross Grange, the Linton home was based on Ponden Hall near Stanbury. Emily Brontë was a regular guest at Ponden Hall,  supposedly based  He is awoken by a ghost of Catherine scratching at the window. Emily based this account on a visit to Ponden Hall where the tree outside would rub against the window, looking eerily like a skeleton hand on the glass pane. 
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