Carleton-in-Craven is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, and situated just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west from the market town of Skipton.The village had a population of 1,118 at the 2011 Census, and contains a primary school, St Mary's Church, a post office, newsagents & village store, public house, a social club, and a pharmacy.During the Second World War the Rover company used the building to produce aircraft parts.Shortly after the war, the mill returned to its original use as a textile factory and later produced carpets, eventually closing in November 1999.[6] Susanna Lister, the illustrator, was born here at Carleton Hall in about 1670.