Haworth
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 km) eastern of Colne in Lancashire. The bordering locations include Oakworth and Oxenhope. Close-by villages consist of Cross Roadways, Stanbury and Lumbfoot. Haworth is a visitor location known for its organization with the Bronté sisters and also the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first discussed as a settlement in 1209. The name may refer to a "hedged room" or "hawthorn room". 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 five urbane boroughs of West Yorkshire. Between 1938 and 1974 Haworth became part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley and before that it had been a civil parish as well as city area in its 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 and also 9 miles (14 km) west of Bradford.