Miss Bates is a friendly, garrulous spinster whose mother, Mrs Bates,
is a friend of Mr Woodhouse.
Emma Woodhouse, the protagonist of the story,
is a beautiful, high-spirited, intelligent, and'slightly' spoiled young woman from the landed gentry.
Dore and Totley, Woodhouse, Chapeltown and Darnall stations serve as
commuter stations for suburban communities but are also connected to the national rail network.