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Craven is a local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca in the EnglishEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England county of North Yorkshire, centered around the market town of Skipton.

The modern district came into being with the 1974 changes to British local government, as the merger of Skipton urban district, Settle Rural District and most of Skipton Rural District .

Craven, or Cravenshire has been used a name for the area around Shipley for centuries, although the boundaries have differened, occasionally Craven has included the local towns of KeighleyKeighley (pronounced Keith-ley is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. It is within the metropolitan borough of Bradford and part of the Bronte Country. The towns i (now part of the City of BradfordThis article discusses the metropolitan borough and district named the City of Bradford Metropolitan District . For information on the city itself, see Bradford, the district's principal settlement, from which it takes it's name. The City of Bradford Metr) and Barnoldswick (now administered as part of the Lancashire borough of Pendle).

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 is also an Old French word believed to mean "broken" and used in Trial by Combat.