Craven

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Craven
Shown within North Yorkshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Historic county:	Yorkshire (West Riding)
Shire county:	North Yorkshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 15th 1,178.81 km²
Admin. HQ:	Skipton
ONS code:	36UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 334th 54,400 46 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.6% White
Politics
Craven District Council http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Independent / Liberal Democrats
MP:	David Curry

For other uses, see Craven (disambiguation).

Craven is an area in North Yorkshire, England. The name Craven is Celtic in origin and is related to the Welsh word craf, or 'garlic'. In the middle ages, the area was known for its wild garlic.

Craven, or Cravenshire has been used as a name for the area around Skipton for centuries, although the boundaries have differed. Occasionally Craven has included the local towns of Keighley (now part of the City of Bradford) and Barnoldswick (now administered as part of the Lancashire borough of Pendle). There is a Craven ward in the borough of Bradford.

[edit] History

A Craven local government district of North Yorkshire came into being in 1974, centered on the market town of Skipton. In the changes to British local government of that year it was formed as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton Rural District, all in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

[edit] Towns and Villages in Craven

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Districts of Yorkshire and the Humber
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