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 served by Settle railway station located near the community centre, and Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away. It is 29 miles (47 kilometres) from Leeds Bradford Airport. The main road through 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 boosting to 2,564 at the 2011 Census. Settle was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located in Ribblesdale, at the southerly side of the Yorkshire Dales, within a few miles of the Three Peaks. Promptly forgeting the town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) sedimentary rock crag, and to the east is Malham which was in the previous Settle Rural Area. The River Ribble offered power for Settle's former cotton mills, and is now being harnessed by Settle Hydro, a mini hydroelectric scheme, to provide 50 kW of power to the National Grid.
