Settle is a small market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is offered by Settle train station located near the community centre, and 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 connects to the A65, connecting Settle to Leeds, Ilkley, Skipton and also Kendal. The town has a population of 2,421 according to the 2001 Census boosting to 2,564 at the 2011 Census. Settle was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located in Ribblesdale, at the southerly edge of the Yorkshire Dales, within a few miles of the Three Peaks. Immediately forgeting the community is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) limestone crag, and to the east is Malham which remained in the former Settle Rural District. The River Ribble offered power for Settle's previous cotton mills, and is currently being taken advantage of by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to offer 50 kW of power to the National Grid.