Settle
Settle is a little market community and civil parish in the Craven area of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is offered by Settle railway station situated near the community centre, and also Giggleswick railway 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, 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. Resolve was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies in Ribblesdale, at the southern side of the Yorkshire Dales, within a few miles of the Three Peaks. Immediately overlooking the community is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) sedimentary rock crag, as well as to the east is Malham which remained in the previous Settle Rural District. The River Ribble provided power for Settle's former cotton mills, as well as is currently being used by Settle Hydro, a mini hydroelectric scheme, to offer 50 kW of power to the National Grid.