Settle is a small market town and civil parish in the Craven area of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is served by Settle railway station located near the community centre, as well as Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away. It is 29 miles (47 km) from Leeds Bradford Airport. The highway via Settle is the B6480, which links to the A65, attaching Settle to Leeds, Ilkley, Skipton and also Kendal. The community has a population of 2,421 according to the 2001 Census increasing to 2,564 at the 2011 Census. Work out became part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located in Ribblesdale, at the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, within a couple of miles of the Three Peaks. Immediately ignoring the town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) limestone crag, and also to the eastern is Malham which remained in the former Settle Rural Area. The River Ribble provided power for Settle's previous cotton mills, and also is now being taken advantage of by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to offer 50 kW of power to the National Grid.