Craven 317688 210665899 2008-05-06T21:45:56Z Jza84 4751314 ce {{otheruses}} {{Infobox UK district |name = Craven |image = [[Image:NorthYorkshireCraven.png|150px|Craven]]<br>''Shown within [[North Yorkshire]]'' |status = [[Non-metropolitan district|District]] |region = [[Yorkshire and the Humber]] |admincounty = [[North Yorkshire]] |area = [[List of English districts by area|Ranked 15th]]<br>[[1 E9 m²|1,178.81]] [[square kilometre|km²]] |adminhq = [[Skipton]] |onscode = 36UB |population = [[List of English districts by population|Ranked {{English district rank|ONS=36UB}}]]<br>{{English district population|ONS=36UB}}<br>{{English district density|ONS=36UB}} / km² |ethnicity = 96.1% White<br>2.0% S.Asian<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=277069&c=craven&d=13&e=13&g=475423&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206654091593&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812 |title = Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages); Mid-2005 Population Estimates |accessdate = 2008-03-28 |work = National Statistics Online |publisher=Office for National Statistics }} </ref> |politics = Craven District Council<br>http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/ |leadership = Alternative - Sec.31 |executive = {{English district control|ONS=36UB}} |mayor = |mp = [[David Curry]] |year = 2005 }} '''Craven''' is an area in [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The name ''Craven'' is Celtic ([[Cumbric]]) in origin and is related to the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] word ''craf'', or '[[garlic]]'. In the middle ages, the area was known for its wild garlic. Craven, or '''Cravenshire''' has been used as a name for the area around [[Skipton]] for centuries, although the boundaries have differed. Occasionally Craven has included the local towns of [[Keighley]] (now part of the [[City of Bradford]]) and [[Barnoldswick]] (now part of the [[Lancashire]] borough of [[Pendle]]). There is a [[Craven (Bradford Ward)|Craven ward]] in the borough of [[Bradford]]. == History == A Craven [[Non-metropolitan district|local government district]] of [[North Yorkshire]] came into being in [[Local Government Act 1972|1974]], centred on the market town of [[Skipton]]. In the changes to British local government of that year it was formed as the merger of [[Skipton]] urban district, [[Settle Rural District]] and most of [[Skipton Rural District]], all in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. == Towns == The largest town in Craven is [[Skipton]]. This is followed by [[Settle]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/craven/ Craven District Website] *[http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/public/site/NYCC/menuitem.1df599f14619e9412ff8911040008a0c/?vgnextoid=9b08a6cd3facbf00VgnVCMServer0d6519acRCRD North Yorkshire County Council] {{Yorkshire and the Humber}} {{North Yorkshire}} [[Category:Craven|*]] [[Category:Local government districts of North Yorkshire]] [[Category:Shire districts]] [[Category:1974 establishments]] [[de:Craven (District)]] [[it:Craven]] [[nl:Craven]] [[no:Craven]] [[ro:Craven]] [[sv:Craven]]