Settle
Settle is a small market community and also civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is served by Settle railway station situated near the community centre, as well as Giggleswick train 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 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. Work out belonged to the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies in Ribblesdale, at the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, within a couple of miles of the Three Peaks. Instantly overlooking the town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) limestone crag, and to the eastern is Malham which was in the previous Settle Rural Area. The River Ribble offered power for Settle's former cotton mills, and is currently being harnessed by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to give 50 kW of power to the National Grid.