Tunstead Milton Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Tunstead Milton, Derbyshire 2007 (geograph 435210).jpg
Static Image Caption:Tunstead Milton.
Coordinates:53.315°N -1.954°W
Map Type:Derbyshire
Official Name:Tunstead Milton
Civil Parish:Chapel-en-le-Frith
Shire District:High Peak
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:HIGH PEAK
Postcode District:SK23
Postcode Area:SK
Os Grid Reference:SK031797

Tunstead Milton is a village in the High Peak district, in Derbyshire, England.

It is situated on the B5470 road west of, and in the parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith, near the northern edge of the Combs Reservoir.

It is the location of Tunstead Dickey, a "Screaming Skull", and is mentioned in Highways and Byways in Derbyshire by J B Frith, a guide published in 1905, and in Black's Guide published throughout the 19th century.

The name Tunstead is likely derived from hundred homestead and Milton from mill town.

The hamlet had in the past a post office, a garage and two public houses, all of which have now closed.

It should not be confused with Tunstead, which is roughly five miles to the southeast, near Wormhill.