What exactly are the Moors in England?

Question

In Wuthering Heights Bronte refers to "The Moors". What are the moors. What do they look like?

Answer 1

When I was reading the Secret Garden I thought the same thing..."what the heck are the moors?" Well think of Ireland or England on a dark and gloomy day (usually Bronte's books are set like this). The moors are large green cliffs overlooking bodies of water. The moisture supposdly settles over the moors and creates a gloomy haze that helps make the setting of the book.

Answer 2

"The moors, by definition, is an open area of land - usually high above sea level - with poor drainage. Most moors have patches of heath and peat bogs. However, this definition does not describe the moors the whole year around. Some of the moors have amazing heather growth when it's the right season. These have to be burnt once a year to ensure that the heather continues to grow and the animals continue to flourish. During other times of the year, you'll find lush green grass - or dried brown colored grass. The moors are a perfect place to get outdoors and explore nature."

Answer 3

Moors are isolated hills that are uninhabited because of their wild terrain. They are crisscrossed with hiking trails, but otherwise there's not much in the way of human activity. Click the link below to see a picture of one.

Answer 4

The moors are a kinda swampish area. Its really wet. It has alot of moss and other lichenish kind of things. It also has a lot of standing water. It tends to be kind of miserable looking at times.

Answer 5

They're a countryside area where many nobles once lived. There is extensive desciption of them in the novel "Wuthering Heights".

Answer 6

Moors are places to tie up your boat ,,i.e moorings..

Answer 7

bleak. no trees, rolling countryside, boggy, heathers, tendancy to fog, wind and rain

Answer 8

They are boggy areas, peaty and mostly grassy.