Winster
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Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about from Matlock and from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately . It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry. The village lies within the Peak District National Park and The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.
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- Locality
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 600
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Winster 028530 9c349def.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Market House, Winster in 2005 during the village’s Secret Gardens event
- UK place.official_name
- Winster
- UK place.map_type
- Derbyshire
- UK place.population
- 600
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Winster
- UK place.shire_district
- Derbyshire Dales
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.shire_county
- Derbyshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Derbyshire Dales
- UK place.post_town
- MATLOCK
- UK place.postcode_district
- DE4
- UK place.postcode_area
- DE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01629
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK241605
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 600
- Image
- Winster 028530 9c349def.jpg
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- Winster, Derbyshire
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Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about from Matlock and from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately . It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry. The village lies within the Peak District National Park and The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.
==History== Winster has many listed buildings, including Winster Market House which was acquired by the National Trust in 1906. The 2021 census shows a population of 551, down from 633 in 2001 and 600 in 2011. The village has a primary school, two churches, two pubs, a village hall (The Burton Institute) and a village shop (owned by the community) which includes a post office. Winster was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 when it was owned by Henry de Ferrers.
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