Settle
Settle is a small market community as well as civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is served by Settle train station situated near the town centre, and Giggleswick train station which is a mile away. It is 29 miles (47 kilometres) from Leeds Bradford Airport. The main road with Settle is the B6480, which links to the A65, linking Settle to Leeds, Ilkley, Skipton as well as Kendal. The town has a population of 2,421 according to the 2001 Census boosting 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. Promptly ignoring the town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) limestone crag, and to the east is Malham which remained in the previous Settle Rural District. The River Ribble supplied power for Settle's previous cotton mills, as well as is currently being taken advantage of by Settle Hydro, a mini hydroelectric scheme, to give 50 kW of power to the National Grid.