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Settle railway station serves the town of Settle in North Yorkshire, England. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services. It is situated at the southern end of the Settle-Carlisle Line, but trains continue southwards to Leeds via the Airedale Line.

Giggleswick

Giggleswick is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire near the town of Settle. It is the site of Giggleswick School.
The late Richard Whiteley of Channel 4's Countdown was a pupil at Giggleswick School. Russell Harty was an English teacher at the school at the same time.

It is served by Giggleswick railway station.
Giggleswick is famous locally amongst rock climbers for an excellent limestone crag, retro-bolted with many sports routes during 2005 & 2006. The crag may be found opposite the golf course (Settle Golf Club) on the B6480, North of Giggleswick.

An episode of the radio comedy The Shuttleworths was set in Giggleswick.*

*information from Wikipedia

The parish church is named after St Alkelda.