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Place NameWinster
Place TypeSettlement
ParishWinster
Grid RefSK2460
HundredEurope
CountyDerbyshire
Electoral DivisionNorth (1832-1885)
West (1885/6-)
Local AuthorityBakewell Rural District Council
Registration DistrictBakewell (1837-2013)
Petty Sessional DivisionBakewell
Wirksworth
County Court DivisionWirksworth
UK GSS CodeE04002819 - Derbyshire Dales District (2016)
CountryUnited Kingdom, England
NotesA village and civil parish in the White Peak area of the Peak District National Park, situated between Bakewell and Matlock. The village developed into an important centre for lead mining during the 17th and 18th centuries. Its most distinctive landmark is the Market House on Main Street, which was acquired by the National Trust in 1906.

Parochial chapelry in parish of Youlgreave
Separate parish 1866

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