In August 1824 , Charlotte was sent with three of her sisters to the Clergy Daughters ' School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire . She described it as Lowood School in her novel Jane Eyre . In August 1824 , Charlotte was sent with three of her sisters , Emily , Maria , and Elizabeth , to the Clergy Daughters ' School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire ( which she would describe as Lowood School in Jane Eyre ) .