Settle is a small market town and also 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 community centre, and Giggleswick train station which is a mile away. It is 29 miles (47 km) from Leeds Bradford Airport. The main road with Settle is the B6480, which connects to the A65, linking Settle to Leeds, Ilkley, Skipton and also Kendal. The community has a population of 2,421 according to the 2001 Census increasing to 2,564 at the 2011 Census. Work out became part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies in Ribblesdale, at the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, within a couple of miles of the Three Peaks. Right away overlooking the community is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) limestone crag, as well as to the east is Malham which was in the previous Settle Rural District. The River Ribble gave power for Settle's former cotton mills, and also is currently being used by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to give 50 kW of power to the National Grid.
