Haworth (population 6,379) is a town 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 kilometres) eastern of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas consist of Oakworth and also Oxenhope. Neighboring towns consist of Cross Roadways, Stanbury and Lumbfoot. Haworth is a vacationer location known for its association with the Bronté sis and the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first pointed out as a settlement in 1209. The name may describe a "hedged unit" or "hawthorn enclosure". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map. Haworth becomes part of the civil parish of Haworth, Cross Roads and also Stanbury, which consequently belongs to the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, among the five metropolitan districts of West Yorkshire. In between 1938 and 1974 Haworth became part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley and before that it had been a civil parish and also metropolitan district in its very own right. Haworth remains in the Worth Valley in the middle of the Pennines. It is 212 miles (341 kilometres) north of London, 43 miles (69 kilometres) west of York and 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Bradford.
