Haworth (population 6,379) is a village in City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Keighley, 10 miles (16 kilometres) west of Bradford and also 10 miles (16 km) east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas consist of Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby towns consist of Cross Roads, Stanbury as well as Lumbfoot. Haworth is a visitor destination known for its association with the Bronté siblings and the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first mentioned as a negotiation in 1209. The name may describe a "hedged room" or "hawthorn unit". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map. Haworth becomes part of the civil parish of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury, which consequently is part of the Bradford Metropolitan Area Council, one of the five cosmopolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire. In between 1938 as well as 1974 Haworth became part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley and also before that it had actually been a civil parish as well as metropolitan area in its 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 km) west of Bradford.