STAFFORDSHIRE PLACENAME

[toby webb]

This started as an extra to Cheshire Blacksmiths but more sensibly should  have been posted under Staffordshire.
Josiah Dale, another blacksmith , born Sproston, Cheshire was married to a Sarah Ann. I cannot make sense of her birthplace in 1861 census [ age 26]. Spools Heath is put forward but I cannot find any such place. Can anyone help?

[ChrissieL]

Looking at her birthplace in other census returns, she gives Eccleshall and Stone.  I'm wondering if it is Cotes Heath which is in that area
Chris

[ChrissieL]

It sort of looks like Goats Heath which could have been misheard by the enumerator 

[Treetotal]

Could it be an attempt at  "Gnoshall"

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/parishes.html#G

Carl

[toby webb]

Seems like 3 good possibilities. Is Cotes ever found spelt Coates? T

[hepburn]

There's Greatwood heath,Eccleshall...Did he miss the wood off ?

[jan57]

 It   could be this  place also   ,
Chell is a suburb of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England, that can be subdivided into Little Chell, Great Chell and Chell Heath. It lies on the northern edge of the city, approximately 1 mile from Tunstall,


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chell,_Staffordshire

[jan57]

Seems like 3 good possibilities. Is Cotes ever found spelt Coates? T

 Not  seen it spelt  Coats, in the documents I  have ( 3 x great  grandfather    died    in  a train  crash there  )  but   it's  possible 

[toby webb]

Your comment jan57 is of interest. 7 of Mary Ann's children were born in Tunstall.
However it is difficult to see a double L. T