Settle

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This article is about the town of Settle in England. See also Settle (furniture).

Template:Infobox England place with map Settle is a small town in North Yorkshire, England, although historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Located in Ribblesdale, the town lies at the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, and is best known for its railway station which is at the southern end of the scenic Settle to Carlisle Railway.

The district includes several caves where prehistoric remains have been found, the most notable being Victoria Cave, so called because it was discovered on Queen Victoria's coronation day in 1838. 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 ravine of Gordale Scar, the cliffs of Attermire, Giggleswick Scar and Castleberg (the last immediately above Settle itself), the Clapham and Weathercote caves, the chasm of Hell Pot and the waterfall of Stainforth Foss.

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 artefacts discovered at Victoria Cave.

Settle its self has three schools, and works on a middle school system, with Settle Primary School, Settle Middle School, and Settle College.