Haworth (population 6,379) is a village in City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines, 3 miles (5 kilometres) southwest of Keighley, 10 miles (16 kilometres) west of Bradford and also 10 miles (16 km) eastern of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding locations include Oakworth as well as Oxenhope. Nearby villages include Cross Roadways, Stanbury and Lumbfoot. Haworth is a traveler destination known for its association with the Bronté sisters and the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first mentioned as a negotiation in 1209. The name may describe a "hedged enclosure" or "hawthorn enclosure". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map. Haworth becomes part of the civil parish of Haworth, Cross Roads as well as Stanbury, which in turn is part of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, among the five urban districts of West Yorkshire. In between 1938 as well as 1974 Haworth was part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley and also before that it had actually been a civil parish and city district in its very own right. Haworth is in the Worth Valley in the middle of the Pennines. It is 212 miles (341 kilometres) north of London, 43 miles (69 km) west of York and 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Bradford.