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 kilometres) east of Colne in Lancashire. The bordering locations consist of Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby villages consist of Cross Roadways, Stanbury and also Lumbfoot. Haworth is a visitor location understood for its association with the Bronté siblings as well as the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first stated as a negotiation in 1209. The name might refer to a "hedged unit" or "hawthorn room". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map. Haworth becomes part of the civil church of Haworth, Cross Roads and also Stanbury, which in turn belongs to the Bradford Metropolitan Area Council, among the five cosmopolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire. In between 1938 and also 1974 Haworth became part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley and prior to that it had actually been a civil parish and urban area 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 kilometres) west of York as well as 9 miles (14 km) west of Bradford.
