While the exact location isn’t explicitly mentioned in the novel, the most widely accepted belief is that the evocative moors and setting of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights were inspired by the area around Haworth, a small town in West Yorkshire, England.

Here’s why Haworth is considered the inspiration:

• Bronte’s Familiarity: The Brontë sisters lived in Haworth throughout their lives. Emily would have been deeply familiar with the surrounding moors, their harsh beauty, and the unique atmosphere of the region.
• Landscape Similarities: The wild, desolate moors surrounding Haworth strongly resemble the descriptions of the Yorkshire moors in Wuthering Heights. The isolation and harsh weather conditions depicted in the novel mirror the realities of life in this area.
• Charlotte Brontë’s Confirmation: In the preface to Wuthering Heights written after Emily’s death, Charlotte Brontë mentions the “local horizon” and “wild hill country” as the setting, further strengthening the connection to Haworth.

While the Brontës might have taken inspiration from various locations around Haworth for their fictional world, the town itself is strongly associated with the novel. There’s even a heather-covered peak called “Top Withens” near Haworth that is often thought to be the inspiration for the brooding mansion “Wuthering Heights” in the story.