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 and 10 miles (16 km) east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding locations include Oakworth as well as Oxenhope. Neighboring villages consist of Cross Roads, Stanbury as well as Lumbfoot. Haworth is a vacationer location known for its association with the Bronté sisters and also the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first mentioned as a negotiation in 1209. The name may refer to a "hedged room" or "hawthorn enclosure". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map. Haworth belongs to the civil parish of Haworth, Cross Roads as well as Stanbury, which subsequently is part of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, one of the 5 cosmopolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire. Between 1938 and 1974 Haworth was part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley as well as prior to that it had been a civil parish and metropolitan area in its very own right. Haworth remains in the Worth Valley amid the Pennines. It is 212 miles (341 km) north of London, 43 miles (69 kilometres) west of York and also 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Bradford.