Brontë Waterfall on the South Dean Beck is about a mile south-west of
Stanbury, near
Haworth
Haworth ( , , ) is a village in West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines south-west of Keighley, 8 miles (13 km) north of Halifax, west of Bradford and east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhop ...
in
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England. Beck is a dialect word for a stream.
The waterfall is known to have been appreciated by the
Brontë sisters.
The area surrounding the waterfall is mainly
moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of Habitat (ecology), habitat found in upland (geology), upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetation on So ...
and farmland in
Brontë Country, an area famous for its association with the sisters. There is a plaque with a quotation from
Psalm 104 (How manifold are Thy works...), evidently referring to the natural beauty of the site.
Below the falls is Brontë Bridge, an old stone bridge across the beck. A flash flood in May 1989, swept the bridge away. In March 1990, a Lynx helicopter from No. 9 Regiment Army Air Corps, airlifted five gritstone slabs into the narrow valley to allow park rangers to repair the crossing.
Brontë Way
The waterfall can be reached on a waymarked route from Haworth, part of the
Brontë Way.
There are bilingual English-Japanese signs.
Continuing upwards from the waterfall,
Top Withens can be reached on the same walk. The location of the ruined farmhouse is reputed to have been the inspiration for the setting of ''
Wuthering Heights
''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the ...
'', the Emily Brontë's only novel published in 1847.
See also
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Brontë Parsonage Museum
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
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List of waterfalls in England
References
External links
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Web news magazine of the Brontë Parsonage Museum
Tourist attractions in the City of Bradford
Waterfalls of England
Brontë family
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