In my early years I had occasion to inquire for Jonathan Whitaker, who owned a considerable farm in the township.

I was sent hither and thither, until it occurred to me to ask for 'Jonathan o' th' Gate.' My difficulties were then at an end.

Such circumstances arise out of the settled character and isolation of the natives.
"Those who have witnessed a Haworth wedding when the parties were above the rank of labourers, will not easily forget the scene.

A levy was made on the horses of the neighbourhood, and a merry cavalcade of mounted men and women, single or double, traversed the way to Bradford church.

The inn and church appeared to be in natural connection, and as the labours of the Temperance Society had then to begin, the interests of sobriety were not always consulted.