The Andrews Pages Derbyshire> Kelly's Directory, 1891> This page Winster, Derbyshire   Derbyshire transcripts of Kelly's Directory from: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.330-1   Kelly's Directory, 1891 Previous Page Next Page Village Links WINSTER is a small town and parish, formed in 1866, from Youlgrave ; it is 5 miles west from Matlock, 6 south from Bakewell, 153½ from London by road and 2½ west from Darley Dale station on the Ambergate and Manchester section of the Midland railway, in the Western division of the county, hundred of High Peak, union and petty sessional division of Bakewell, Wirksworth county court district, rural deanery of Bakewell, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The water supply is derived from a reservoir fed by springs rising in the gritstone at Stanton Park. Winster was one of the five chapels given, with the mother church of Youlgrave, to the abbey of Leicester in the reign of Henry II. The present church of St. John the Baptist, entirely rebuilt, except the tower, and considerably enlarged in 1842 and again restored in 1883, is an edifice in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, south aisle and a low tower at the West end, containing 5 bells, the 1st, 3rd and 5th of which are dated respectively 1751, 1711 and 1860, the remaining two being undated : the ancient font, probably Late Norman, cir. 1200, consists of a circular basin with cabled margin, resting on an octagonal sloping base, both being rudely but vigorously sculptured : the stained east window is a memorial to the late William Heathcote esq. and his wife: on the south side of the chancel is a memorial window to the late Mrs. Milnes, mother of the present vicar : the custom of ringing the curfew bell is still kept up here, the 4th bell being rung at eight every evening, except on Saturday, when it is rung at seven, from November to February; a six o'clock , morning bell is also rung from 25th March to 25th September : there are 450 sittings. The register dates from 1634. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £174, including 34 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the resident freeholders of the town, and held since 1886 by the Rev. Herbert Milnes. There are Wesleyan, Reformed Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels. The charities for distribution amount to £25 yearly. There are no manorial rights. Oddo House, the property of Mrs. Brittlebank, who is principal landowner, is now unoccupied. The town contains a hall used for public assemblies, and there is a hydropathic establishment; both are private property. The soil is limestone grit ; subsoil, stone beds. The land is in pasture. The area is 1,123 acres ; rateable value, £2,227: the population in 1881 was 836. Parish Clerk, Thomas Hawkesworth. POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.-Henry Charles Heathcote, postmaster. Letters arrive from Derby at 7.30 a.m. : box closes at 5.30 p.m. Money orders are granted & paid from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m. ; saturday till 8 p.m. no business on sundays National School (mixed), erected in 1866, for 143 children ; average attendance, 107; Joseph Prinsep, master; Mrs. Joseph Prinsep, mistress Belton Richard Carmichael Brittlebank Benjamin Cantrell Matthew Henry Metcalf Mrs. The Hall Milnes Rev. Herbert, Vicarage Nunn Rev. James S. [Primitive Meth] Sherwin Mrs Thompson Capt. Childers Turner George Walker John Pulleine Wilson Frederick William, Bank house COMMERCIAL. Bank House Hydropathic Institution (James W. Taylor, proprietor) Blackwell Joseph, farmer Boam George, butcher Boam John, Shoulder of Mutton P.H Buxton William, tailor Cantrell Matthew Henry L.R.C.P. Edin. physician & surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator, Winster district, Bakewell union Caldwell Joseph, cattle dealer Caldwell Josiah, butcher Dale John, farmer Durden William, pork butcher Ellis William, tailor Fearn John, agent for the Prudential Assurance Co Foxlow Samuel, farmer Fryer James, joiner Fryer William, carpenter Greatorex George, farmer Greatorex Henry, joiner Greatorex Joseph, grocer, & Bowling Green inn Gregory George, plumber Gregory Mary (Mrs.), farmer Hardy Joseph, ironmonger Hawksworth James, saddler Hawksworth Thomas, shoe maker Heath William, Bull's Head P.H Heathcote William & Sons, oil, lend & seed merchants Heathcote John, grocer Heathcote Henry Charles, draper, chemist & dentist, Post office Kenworthy Albert, blacksmith Lomas George William & Edwd. tailors Longden Joseph, farmer & shopkeeper Mozeley Joshua, farmer Naylor Mary (Mrs.), Crown P.H Prime Nathaniel, Miners' Standard P.H Public Hall (Hy. Chas. Heathcote, propr) Rains Isaac, farmer, Winster moor Rains Samuel, butcher Rains Thomas Allen, farmer Rains William, blacksmith & farmer Rowland James, saddler Shaw Elizabeth (Mrs.), grocer Smith Joshua, farmer, West hill Taylor James, farmer Wagstaff John, deputy bar master Webster Abraham, baker Wild Ann (Mrs.), draper & farmer Winfield William, grocer Wragg William, Angel P.H [Note: spelling, case and punctuation are as they appear in the Directory.] Village Links More on site information about Winster and the surrounding area Derbyshire's Parishes, 1811 The Gentleman's Magazine Library - Derbyshire to Dorset Wolley Manuscripts, Matlock Also see Wolley Manuscripts, Derbyshire for more information about Derbyshire deeds, pedigrees, documents and wills Elsewhere on the Web GENUKI - Winster Dawn Scotting's Winster Ancestry © 1996 - Ann Andrews (click link to contact). Transcribed and OCR-ed July 2003 All Rights Reserved. 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