The Winnats, Derbyshire
Historical Description
Winnats, The, a wild deep chasm about a mile long, in Castleton parish, Derbyshire, traversed by a mountain road to Chapel-en-le-Frith and Buxton. It is overhung in many places by masses of limestone rock. It was originally called Wingates, and it probably got that name from a fierce sweeping of it with high winds.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Church Records
Ancestry.co.uk, in conjunction with the Derbyshire Record Office, have the Church of England Baptisms (1538-1916), Marriages and Banns (1538-1932), and Burials (1538-1991) online.