Haworth
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 km) west of Bradford as well as 10 miles (16 km) east of Colne in Lancashire. The bordering areas consist of Oakworth as well as Oxenhope. Nearby towns include Cross Roads, Stanbury and Lumbfoot. Haworth is a tourist location known for its organization with the Bronté siblings and also the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first pointed out as a settlement in 1209. The name may refer to a "hedged enclosure" or "hawthorn room". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map. Haworth is part of the civil parish of Haworth, Cross Roads and also Stanbury, which in turn becomes part of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, one of the 5 municipal boroughs of West Yorkshire. Between 1938 and also 1974 Haworth became part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley as well as prior to that it had actually been a civil parish and urban district in its very own right. Haworth is in the Worth Valley amidst the Pennines. It is 212 miles (341 km) north of London, 43 miles (69 kilometres) west of York and 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Bradford.