| Administrative History | The court's area of jurisdiction included Arnfield, Charlesworth, Chisworth, Chunal, Dinting, Glossop, Hadfield, Hayfield, Hollingworth, Padfield, Simmondley, Tintwistle, Whitfield, Woolley Bridge. Trade directories list Brownside as in the jurisdiction of both Glossop County Court and Chapel en le Frith (later Buxton) County Court.
The modern County Courts were established by an Act of 1846 intended to create courts for the easier recovery of small debts. Successive Acts added considerably to the County Court's powers of jurisdiction. |
| Custodial History | Transferred as public records to Derbyshire Record Office in 1989 |