Craven (district)
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Craven.
Le
Local Government District de Craven depuis 1974.
Craven est un district du Yorkshire du Nord, en Angleterre, centré sur la ville marchande de Skipton.
Étymologie
Le nom Craven pourrait dérivé du mot pré-celtique cravona, signifiant région rocheuse[1], ou du celtique, proche du gallois craf, ou ail[2]. En effet, au moyen âge la région était connue pour son ail des ours.
Frontières
Avant que Craven ne devienne le nom du district éponyme[2], cette région a été délimité par des frontières diverses suivant que l'on s'y intéresse sur des plans administratifs, religieux ou de taxation[3].
Villes
La plus grande ville de Craven est Skipton. Les autres centres urbains d'importance sont High Bentham (en), Settle, en:Grassington, et les grands villages de Sutton-in-Craven (en) et Cross Hills (en) avec Glusburn (en).
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View of Settle from Castlebergh
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View of High Bentham (en) from fields.
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