[2] The Captain of the RMS Titanic, Edward Smith, married Sarah Eleanor Pennington on 13 January 1887 at St Oswald's Church.

Winwick previously had a post office and currently has a community leisure centre, a pub (The Swan), a beauty salon and a hairdresser as well as other shops.

It is also home to the, highly popular, annual Winwick Carnival which always takes place on the 3rd Saturday in July on the playing fields alongside the aforementioned community leisure centre.

It hosts, as part of the day’s activities, a funfair, a diverse range of food and craft stalls and other entertainment such as, a (family pet) dog show, games and/or arena acts for all age-groups.

A car boot sale site located on green belt land that also occasionally hosts a circus and touring fair also occurs.