Villagers are giving Thornton a tourist boost by producing thousands of leaflets highlighting the top spots to visit.

Twelve shops and businesses have joined forces to support the Thornton Village Trail venture.

Tourists are already beginning to visit Thornton in larger numbers since the Bronte Birthplace was opened to the public this year by owner Barbara Whitehead.

And now the leaflet, which has been put together by Marje Wilson and Anne Crowther, features three walks giving visitors the opportunity to see other historic landmarks.

These include the 122-year-old Thornton Viaduct; the 17th Century Kipping Barn, where a group of Independent Congregationalists worshipped illegally and were imprisoned for it; the unusual lighthouse-shaped Coffin End house, which used to be the Star Inn; and Cloggers Row, a terrace of quarry workers' homes and cottage industries dating back to 1876.

"It's taken weeks to put together," said Marje, a former community correspondent for the Telegraph & Argus supplement the Yorkshire Observer.

"A lot of hard work has gone into it. It's a very good example of community pulling together.

"We have had a lot of excellent support from the shops and businesses whose contributions have paid for the printing costs."

Other places of interest for Bronte enthusiasts include the remains of the Bell Chapel, where the famous sisters' father Patrick was curate from 1815 to 1820, and St James' Church which contains the baptismal register for Emily, Charlotte, Anne and their brother Branwell, as well as the font where they were christened.

Already 2,500 copies of the leaflet have been distributed around the village.

It is being sold for 40p, with 20p from each copy going to the community group Thornton Action Partnership.

The three walks featured in Thornton Village Trail leaflet include route details and maps.

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