Settle
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{{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
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| shire_district= [[Craven]]
| shire_county= [[North Yorkshire]]
| website= http://www.settle.co.uk/
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'''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==
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==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]
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[[Category:Towns in North Yorkshire]]
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