Top Withens

Top Withens is a ruined farmhouse near , , England, notable for its association with Emily Bronte's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. It occupies a remote and exposed position on Haworth Moor, 1,377 feet above sea level.
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Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ruined farmhouse near Haworth, West Yorkshire, England, said to have inspired the fictional farm of Wuthering Heights from the novel of the same name
  • Also known as: “Top Withins”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brontë Waterfall and Ponden Reservoir.

Waterfall
Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
on the South Dean Beck is about a mile south-west of , near in , England. Beck is a dialect word for a stream. is situated 1 mile east of Top Withens.

Reservoir
is an artificial upland lake in the Worth Valley, near , , England. Ponden was built as a compensation reservoir after the nearby was used to divert water away from the River Worth.

Reservoir
Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an upland artificial lake in , England. The reservoir was opened in 1877 by the Keighley Corporation Waterworks, and is now owned by Yorkshire Water. is situated 2 miles northwest of Top Withens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scar Top and Stanbury.

Hamlet
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a farming hamlet near the tourist village of in the City of Bradford metropolitan borough, in England. It is in the BD22 postcode area.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Haworth and , in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in , England. is situated 2 miles northeast of Top Withens.

Hamlet
Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in the Bradford district, in the county of , England, situated north of and near to . is situated 2 miles northeast of Top Withens.

Top Withens

Latitude
53.81477° or 53° 48′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.02999° or 2° 1′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C5VRX7C+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 403387875
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q7824651
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In Other Languages

From Galician to Western Frisian—“Top Withens” goes by many names.
  • Galician: “Top Withens”
  • Portuguese: “Top Withens”
  • Western Frisian: “Top Withens”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Withins Height and Dick Delf Hill.

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