Settle 374689 217506367 2008-06-06T09:59:56Z Keith D 2278355 Remove HTML <br> tag and add brackets {{For|other uses|Settle (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Settle | country= England | region= Yorkshire and the Humber |static_image = [[Image:Settle.jpg|250px]] |static_image_caption = Settle Town Centre | population= 2,421<ref>Census, 2001</ref> | os_grid_reference= SD816640 | latitude= 54.07213 | longitude= -2.28189 | post_town= SETTLE | postcode_area= BD | postcode_district= BD24 | dial_code= 01729 | constituency_westminster= [[Skipton and Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)|Skipton & Ripon]] | civil_parish= Settle <!-- you can use the template {{mi to km|(enter data)|precision=0}} to help convert miles to km automatically; both are displayed --> | london_distance= {{mi to km|239|precision=0}} | shire_district= [[Craven]] | shire_county= [[North Yorkshire]] | website= http://www.settle.co.uk/ }} '''Settle''' is a small [[market town]] within the [[Craven]] district of [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The local travel links are located less than a mile from the town centre to [[Settle railway station]] and 29 miles to [[Leeds Bradford International Airport]]. Also, the main road running through Settle is the B6480, which links to the [[A65 road|A65]], connecting Settle to [[Skipton]]. The town has a population of 2,421 according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]. Settle is a popular [[Yorkshire]] tourist destination attracting many visitors from around the world. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] a part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], and located in [[Ribblesdale]], the town lies at the southern edge of the [[Yorkshire Dales]], within a few miles of the [[Yorkshire three peaks|Three Peaks]], and is perhaps best known for its [[Settle railway station|railway station]] which is at the southern end of the scenic [[Settle-Carlisle Railway|Settle to Carlisle Railway]]. Settle's market is held weekly on Tuesdays<ref name="SettleOnline">[http://www.settle.co.uk/local.htm Settle Online Website]</ref>, in the market place in the centre of the town, which is surrounded by local businesses, most of which are family-owned, with some offering items for sale unique to the Settle area<ref name="SettleOnline" />. The district includes several caves where prehistoric remains have been found, the most notable being Victoria Cave, so called because the inner chamber was discovered on [[Queen Victoria]]'s accession day in [[1837]]. Victoria Cave contained remains of [[mammoth]], [[bear]], [[reindeer]] and [[hippopotamus]] as well as stones, [[flint]], bone and other implements and ornaments. The discovery of flint is noteworthy since it is not a substance that is found naturally in the area; it would probably have been used for arrowheads. Other points of interest are [[Malham Cove]] and tarn, the [[Ingleborough Cave|Clapham]] and Weathercote caves, the chasm of Hell Pot and the waterfall of Stainforth Force (pronounced in the local dialect as 'Stainforth Foss'), the ravine of [[Gordale Scar]], the cliffs of Attermire, [[Giggleswick]] Scar and Castleberg, which is the largest outcrop of limestone in Britain<ref name="SettleOnline" />, standing immediately above Settle itself. Settle itself has three schools, and works on a middle school system, with [http://www.settle-pri.n-yorks.sch.uk Settle Primary School], [http://www.settlemiddle.n-yorks.sch.uk Settle Middle School], and [http://www.settlecollege.n-yorks.sch.uk Settle College]. To the west of the town is [[Giggleswick School]], one of the principal public schools in the north of England, founded in 1512. The museum at Giggleswick holds many of the artifacts discovered at Victoria Cave. Settle is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with the French [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] seaside town of [[Banyuls-sur-Mer]]. ==Notable people== *[[George Howson]] (1860-1919), reforming headmaster ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.northyorks.com/settle.htm Settle Guide] * [http://www.settle.org.uk/History Settle & the 3 Peaks History] * [http://caving.atspace.com Caves in the Settle area] * [http://www.whitefriars-settle.co.uk/links.htm Some Useful Settle Links] * [http://www.yoursettle.co.uk yoursettle.co.uk] * [http://www.dotskipton.co.uk dotSkipton - a local information website] * [http://www.northcravenhistoricalresearch.co.uk Local study centre - computerised archive] * [http://www.hudson-history.co.uk Four town walks on history of Settle - Richard Preston and the Folly] {{North Yorkshire}} [[Category:Towns in North Yorkshire]] [[Category:Craven]] [[nl:Settle]] [[ro:Settle]] [[vo:Settle]]