Haworth (population 6,379) is a town 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 as well as Oxenhope. Neighboring villages consist of Cross Roads, Stanbury as well as Lumbfoot. Haworth is a tourist destination understood for its organization with the Bronté sisters as well as the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first pointed out as a negotiation in 1209. The name might refer to a "hedged room" 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 Stanbury, which consequently belongs to the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, among the five municipal boroughs of West Yorkshire. Between 1938 and 1974 Haworth became part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley as well as before that it had been a civil parish and metropolitan area 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 kilometres) west of York as well as 9 miles (14 km) west of Bradford.