The Brontë church

St Michael and All Angels is Haworth's parish church and has, of course, a strong connection with the literary Brontë family. The sisters' father, Patrick, was the incumbent here from 1820 to 1861, during which time the family resided at the adjacent Georgian Parsonage (below). It was here that Charlotte, Anne and Emily Brontë wrote their famous novels. The church was, in fact, largely rebuilt around 1880 so it is not exactly the church the family knew. All of the family (apart from Anne, who died and was buried in Scarborough) are interred in a vault under the church, now covered by a small memorial chapel. 

The graveyard is rather bleak, made dark by the huge trees around it. At this time of year a few of the graves are covered in snowdrops. 

The church is currently undergoing some restoration, though more money needs to be found to repair it and to clean and conserve the wall paintings, one of which can just be seen above the arch in the picture below. Despite it being a destination for tourists and Brontë fans, it seems few leave any donations.  

Below is a detail of the marble pulpit. 

The church and the Parsonage sit above the old part of Haworth. The church steps lead down into the village's central square at the top of Main Street.