parsonage

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Until very recently, so did the British architect Ben Pentreath, who with his husband, plantsman Charlie McCormick, transformed a parsonage garden in the Bride Valley into an Instagram sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The parsonage between the village and the moors where the Brontes lived with their clergyman father and brother, Branwell, is now a museum dedicated to their memory.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

In 1820, the Brontes moved to the parsonage in Howarth, where the sisters wrote masterpieces including Emily's Wuthering Heights and Charlotte's Jane Eyre.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

Barber and his family live in a church-owned parsonage, but last year they bought 107 acres of land where they’re raising their Santa Gertrudis beef cattle.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022

The “vacation home” I was speaking about was the parsonage my grandparents had moved into when my grandfather came out of retirement to lead a congregation.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore