before the family moved to Haworth. The remains of the church where the father preached, known as the Bell Chapel, can be seen in the restored old graveyard off Thornton Road opposite the current church. The long Brontë Way passes through Thornton on its way between Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire and Oakwell Hall in the Birstall area. Thornton Viaduct Thornton Viaduct was a railway viaduct for the Great Northern Railway line running from Queensbury to Keighley via Thornton. It was built in an S-shape to allow a smooth access to Thornton railway station. The viaduct is now a Grade II listed building. The viaduct was reopened as part of The Great Northern Railway Trail between Cullingworth and Queensbury along the track bed in 2009, with a final link up to Queensbury opening in 2012. See also Beckfoot Thornton Listed buildings in Thornton and Allerton, West Yorkshire Notes References Sources External links Thornton Directory: community news and business directory. Thornton Viaduct. 74, Market Street; Bronte birthplace All About Thornton, mainly in BD13 website Geography of the City of Bradford Villages in West Yorkshire