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 kilometres) west of Bradford and also 10 miles (16 kilometres) east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding locations consist of Oakworth as well as Oxenhope. Nearby villages include Cross Roads, Stanbury and Lumbfoot. Haworth is a traveler location known for its association with the Bronté siblings as well as the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first stated as a settlement in 1209. The name might describe a "hedged room" or "hawthorn unit". 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 belongs to the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, one of the five city boroughs of West Yorkshire. Between 1938 and also 1974 Haworth belonged to the Municipal Borough of Keighley and prior to that it had been a civil parish and also city district in its own right. Haworth is in the Worth Valley in the middle of 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.