Historic houses · Yorkshire & the Humber
The Brontë Birthplace
The Brontë Birthplace — birthplace of the Brontë children: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily Jane and Anne.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Frizinghall · 6.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Brontë Birthplace is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "birthplace of the Brontë children: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily Jane and Anne". Coordinates: 53.7910°, -1.8487°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Brontë Birthplace is a house in Market Street, Thornton, West Yorkshire, England, where writers Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë, and their brother Branwell, were born between 1816 and 1820.
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- Coordinates
- 53.7910, -1.8487
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Bradford, unparished area
- Postcode
- BD13 3HF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bradford West
- Nearest railway station
- Frizinghall — 6.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17534538 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brontë Birthplace (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bronte birthplace, Thornton Village - geograph.org.uk - 39907.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Brontë Birthplace?
- The Brontë Birthplace is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode BD13 3HF), in the parish of Bradford, unparished area.
- Is The Brontë Birthplace a listed building?
- The Brontë Birthplace is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is The Brontë Birthplace a protected site?
- Yes — The Brontë Birthplace is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to The Brontë Birthplace?
- The nearest railway station is Frizinghall, about 6.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BD13 3HF.