Settle Rural District Explained

Settle Rural District was an administrative district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.^[1] The rural district was named after the town of Settle and included the civil parishes of Bentham, Clapham cum Newby, Malham, Settle, Stainforth, Austwick, Giggleswick, Ingleton and Horton.

The rural district was disbanded in local government reorganisation in 1974 and transferred to the Craven district of North Yorkshire.

Population

Population of Settle Rural District 1911 – 1971^{[2] [3] [4]} !1901!1911!1921!1931!1939!1951!1961!1971

14,319

14,901

15,373

14,746

15,217

14,286

13,824

13,992

External links

• Boundary map

54.072°N -2.282°W

Notes and References

1. News: No, Settle, you can't have your civic chain back, says district council. 12 February 2010. Craven Herald and Pioneer. 23 July 2013.
2. Book: Page . William . The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3 . 1907 . Constable & Co . London . 540. 500092527.
3. Web site: Administrative unit Settle RD Local Government District . visionofbritain.org.uk . 19 August 2023.
4. Book: Census 1971 England and Wales: report for the West Riding of Yorkshire Part I . 1973 . HMSO . London . 0-11-690367-8 . 3.