Wuthering Heights takes place on the wild, remote Yorkshire moors in the north of England, mainly between the houses Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.

Main setting in one line

The story is set in an isolated patch of Yorkshire countryside, centered on the bleak farmhouse called Wuthering Heights and the somewhat more refined nearby estate, Thrushcross Grange.

A bit more detail

  • The landscape is the windy, heather-covered moorland around Haworth in West Yorkshire, which inspired Emily Brontë’s fictional setting.
  • In the novel, all the action happens within a small rural area: the Heights on a hilltop, the Grange a few miles away, and the nearby village of Gimmerton.
  • The time period of the main narrative frame is 1801–1802, looking back over roughly the previous thirty years of family drama and revenge.

Why the setting matters

The harsh weather, isolation, and rough moorland mirror the intense emotions and turbulent relationships between characters like Heathcliff and Catherine.

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