Inspiring houses and haunted churchyards

Love Property has a slideshow of 'Homes that inspired some of the world's best-loved books', including Jane Eyre and North Lees Hall and Norton Conyers.

[North Lees Hall]
This stunning historic property in the heart of the Peak District National Park, was a major influence on Charlotte Brontë, who visited the home several times in 1845. Known as North Lees Hall, the building became the inspiration for Thornfield Hall, the iconic residence of Edward Rochester in Brontë’s most enduring novel, Jane Eyre.
Surrounded by the stunning rolling hills of the Peak District National Park, North Lees Hall beautifully captured the solitude of country life in England during the 19th century. In the book, Brontë describes the hall quite suitably: “three storeys high; a gentleman’s manor house; battlements round the top gave it a picturesque look”.
Though not open to the public, this enchanting property is a truly captivating piece of literary history. The author even named her acclaimed novel after North Lees Hall's architect, Robert Eyre.
Yet, there is further grand Yorkshire property which is said to have inspired Charlotte Brontë's timeless novel too...
[Norton Conyers]
Norton Conyers was visited numerous times by Charlotte Brontë in 1839, some eight years before the book was published. Brontë had heard stories about a mad woman confined to the building’s eerie attic, a tale that is said to have inspired her infamous character, Bertha Mason.
In 2004, a hidden stairway was discovered at Norton Conyers, further linking the historic property to Thornfield Hall. The attic remains intact to this day, where you can see for yourself the room that helped create one of the greatest literary twists of all time.
The stunning manor is open to the public 28 days each year, so you can explore the rooms and gardens that inspired one of history's most classic novels.

The Things lists '10 Of The World's Creepiest Cemeteries That Are Definitely Haunted' and while we know that that kind of subject doesn't allow for much fact-checking, a spot of Googling never hurt anyone.

Haworth Cemetery in England
Haworth Cemetery is England is notable for a couple of reasons. The Brontë sisters rest here, and it is haunted – of course. The headstones here boast some super old dates, as well as dates showing te many of the buried were under the age of six when they died. The medical field was not very advanced at this time and due to not knowing about illnesses, many passed away at early ages. That being said, people have claimed to see ghosts in this haunted and famed location in England! (Bri Thomas)

There are many things we could comment on, but we will stick to saying that Brontës are not buried in the churchyard, but in a vault beneath the church.

WFAE reviews the novel Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller.

In a passing nod to Wuthering Heights, Fuller names the manor house Lyntons, and in residence are the novel's most vivid, charismatic figures, Cara and Peter; poor, buttoned-up, messed-up Frances instantly develops a crush on the two of them. Peter has been hired to lay an art history gloss on the interior of Lyntons (sic) the way Frances is supposed to do with the exterior. (Jean Zimmerman)

Collider interviews Judi Dench, who mentions her work with Cary Fukunaga in Jane Eyre.

Helen Barlow: You made seven James Bond movies and for the first time the next film will be directed by an American, Cary Joji Fukunaga. What do you think of that?
Dench: I did Jane Eyre for Cary and he’s absolutely a sweet person. I want to get a message to him to say how glad I am that he’s doing it. I’m sure he’ll give his own take on it and that will be refreshing. I expect he’ll do it very, very well. And Ralph Fiennes I expect will play M very well–she said through gritted teeth!

Write On Ejaleigh! reviews The Jane and Bertha in Me by Rita Maria Martinez. AnneBrontë.org has a post on 'The Brontës And World Sight Day 2018'.