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 as well as 10 miles (16 km) eastern of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhope. Close-by villages consist of Cross Roads, Stanbury and also Lumbfoot. Haworth is a tourist location known for its organization with the Bronté sis as well as the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first stated as a negotiation in 1209. The name may describe a "hedged enclosure" or "hawthorn enclosure". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map. Haworth belongs to the civil parish of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury, which consequently becomes part of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, one of the 5 urbane districts of West Yorkshire. Between 1938 and also 1974 Haworth belonged to the Municipal Borough of Keighley and also before that it had been a civil parish as well as city district in its own right. Haworth remains in the Worth Valley amidst the Pennines. It is 212 miles (341 km) north of London, 43 miles (69 km) west of York as well as 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Bradford.