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 kilometres) east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas consist of Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby towns consist of Cross Roadways, Stanbury and Lumbfoot. Haworth is a tourist destination known for its organization with the Bronté sis and also the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first pointed out as a settlement in 1209. The name might refer to a "hedged enclosure" or "hawthorn unit". 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 subsequently belongs to the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, among the 5 metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire. In between 1938 and 1974 Haworth was part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley and prior to that it had actually been a civil parish as well as urban area in its own right. Haworth is 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 kilometres) west of Bradford.
