Settle
Settle is a small market town and 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 town centre, and 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 connects to the A65, attaching Settle to Leeds, Ilkley, Skipton and also Kendal. The community has a population of 2,421 according to the 2001 Census boosting to 2,564 at the 2011 Census. Clear up was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located in Ribblesdale, at the southerly edge of the Yorkshire Dales, within a couple of miles of the Three Peaks. Quickly overlooking the town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) sedimentary rock crag, and also to the east is Malham which was in the previous Settle Rural Area. The River Ribble provided power for Settle's former cotton mills, and also is now being taken advantage of by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to give 50 kW of power to the National Grid.