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Heworth is part of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of the centre. No longer in general referred to as a village, "Heworth Village" is now the name of a specific road. The name "Heworth" is Anglo-Saxon and means a "high enclosure".
Heworth ( / ˈhjuːwərθ /) is a residential area in Gateshead, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is located around 3 miles (4.8 km) from Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 miles (18 km) from Sunderland, and 17 miles (27 km) from Durham.
- Brontë Parsonage Museum. Your first port of call has to be the house where Charlotte, Anne and Emily Brontë spent most of their lives and wrote some of the most beloved works in the English language.
- Brontë Way. Committed Brontë fans could walk this waymarked 43-mile trail through Brontë Country and the moorland that inspired them. The route begins not far from Haworth at Oakwell Hall (appears as Fieldhead in Charlotte Brontë’s novel, Shirley) in Kirklees, and has been drawn up to take in as many Brontë point of interest as possible on its meandering course across the moors to Padiham outside Burnley.
- Brontë Waterfall. Just shy of three miles from Haworth there’s a picturesque waterfall in a small rocky dale, best visited after a spell of heavy rain when, as Charlotte Brontë described in 1854, there’s a “…perfect torrent racing over the rocks.”
- St Michael and All Angels’ Church. Beside the Parsonage, the church where Patrick Brontë was minister for 41 years up to 1861 was rebuilt at the turn of the 1880s.
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Heworth. Heworth is part of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England, about 1 mile north-east of the centre. No longer in general referred to as a village, "Heworth Village" is now the name of a specific road. Map.
Haworth is a tourist destination known for its association with the Brontë sisters and the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway . History. Haworth is first mentioned as a settlement in 1209. [7] . The name may refer to a "hedged enclosure" or "hawthorn enclosure". [8] . The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map.
Home of the famous Brontë sisters, Haworth is an undisputed literary mecca, attracting visitors from all around the world. The Brontë Parsonage Museum, the former family home turned museum, is a must-visit for literature enthusiasts.
