Located around 8 miles (13 km) east of Stowmarket, the 2011 Census showed that the population of the parish of Winston is 159.

A lot of the village of Winston is based around 14th Century Church, with multiple 16th Century cottages and farmhouses along church lane, showing the villages agricultural past, the area of Winston is still agricultural based with farms and fields all over the parish.

[4] The population declined after the 1851 census, with almost everyone in the village at the time working on the land, it may be possible that due to the Industrial Revolution, Winston saw many of the residents move to local large towns like Ipswich.

According to the genealogy of the Suffolk family of Bacon, one Grimald, or Grimaldus,[6] a relative of William de Warenne, who came to England in 1066.

[11] The present day employment figures differ a lot from those in the 19th Century, for example only 5.1% of the population of Winston work in agriculture.

[13] Winston also has a very high percentage of residents that are self-employed at 28.3% as of 2011, much higher than the 9.8% average for the whole of England[14] The local parish church called St Andrews was founded in around the 15th century.

[21] This gives the residents of Winston options for a range of different services with two large towns in close proximity, making it an ideal place to live if you want to be in the countryside yet not in complete isolation.