Settle
Settle is a small market town as well as civil parish in the Craven area of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is offered by Settle train station located near the community centre, and also Giggleswick train station which is a mile away. It is 29 miles (47 kilometres) from Leeds Bradford Airport. The highway via Settle is the B6480, which connects to the A65, connecting Settle to Leeds, Ilkley, Skipton as well as Kendal. The community has a population of 2,421 according to the 2001 Census increasing to 2,564 at the 2011 Census. Resolve was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located in Ribblesdale, at the southern side of the Yorkshire Dales, within a couple of miles of the Three Peaks. Immediately overlooking the town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) sedimentary rock crag, and to the eastern is Malham which remained in the previous Settle Rural District. The River Ribble provided power for Settle's previous cotton mills, as well as is now being used by Settle Hydro, a mini hydroelectric scheme, to supply 50 kW of power to the National Grid.
