Haworth
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 km) west of Bradford and also 10 miles (16 km) east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas consist of Oakworth as well as Oxenhope. Neighboring villages include Cross Roads, Stanbury as well as Lumbfoot. Haworth is a vacationer destination understood for its association with the Bronté sisters as well as the preserved heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Haworth is first discussed as a settlement in 1209. The name might describe 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 Stanbury, which in turn is part of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, one of the five urban districts of West Yorkshire. Between 1938 and 1974 Haworth became part of the Municipal Borough of Keighley and also before that it had actually been a civil parish and metropolitan 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 as well as 9 miles (14 km) west of Bradford.
