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 km) west of Bradford and 10 miles (16 kilometres) east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding locations consist of Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby villages consist of Cross Roadways, Stanbury and Lumbfoot. Haworth is a visitor location understood for its organization with the Bronté siblings as well as the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first pointed out as a settlement in 1209. The name might describe a "hedged enclosure" or "hawthorn enclosure". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map. Haworth is part of the civil church of Haworth, Cross Roads and also Stanbury, which consequently belongs to the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, one of the 5 metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire. Between 1938 as well as 1974 Haworth became part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley and also prior to that it had actually been a civil parish and also city district in its very 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 as well as 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Bradford.