hˈɛpwɜːθ wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli ɐ tˈaʊnʃɪp ænd tʃˈeɪplɹi ɪnðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv kˈɜːkbɜːtən, fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks hˈɛpwɜːθ wʌzɐ sˈɪvəl pˈæɹɪʃ ɪn ɪts ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪt, ˌɔn wˈʌn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ðə pˈæɹɪʃ wʌz ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ænd mˈɜːdʒd wɪð hˈoʊmfɜːθ, pˈɑːɹt ˈɔːlsoʊ wɛnt tə fˈɔːɹm dˈʌnfɚd.
Hepworth was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Kirkburton, from 1866 Hepworth was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth, part also went to form Dunford.