Settle
Settle is a little market town as well as 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, as well as Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away. It is 29 miles (47 kilometres) from Leeds Bradford Airport. The main road with Settle is the B6480, which links 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 was 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 town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) limestone crag, and to the eastern is Malham which was in the former Settle Rural District. The River Ribble offered power for Settle's former cotton mills, and also is now being harnessed by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to offer 50 kW of power to the National Grid.
