Settle
Settle is a small market town as well as 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 town centre, as well as Giggleswick train station which is a mile away. It is 29 miles (47 kilometres) from Leeds Bradford Airport. The main road via Settle is the B6480, which connects to the A65, connecting Settle to Leeds, Ilkley, Skipton and Kendal. The town has a population of 2,421 according to the 2001 Census raising to 2,564 at the 2011 Census. Clear up was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies in Ribblesdale, at the southerly side of the Yorkshire Dales, within a couple of miles of the Three Peaks. Immediately ignoring the town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) sedimentary rock crag, and also to the east is Malham which was in the former Settle Rural Area. The River Ribble offered power for Settle's previous cotton mills, and is currently being taken advantage of by Settle Hydro, a mini hydroelectric scheme, to offer 50 kW of power to the National Grid.