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 railway station located near the town centre, as well as Giggleswick railway 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, linking 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 became 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. Quickly ignoring the community is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) sedimentary rock crag, as well as to the eastern is Malham which was in the former Settle Rural Area. The River Ribble gave power for Settle's previous cotton mills, and also is now being used by Settle Hydro, a mini hydroelectric scheme, to offer 50 kW of power to the National Grid.
