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Title: Anyone know what HOARSTONE in Fauls was?
Post by: SByrne on Friday 15 April 16 00:16 BST (UK)

Hi everyone,

I'm currently researching my ancestors - the Ecclestone family and Arrowsmith family - and have found an 1871 census entry that shows them living at 3 Hoarstone in Fauls, Shropshire. Does anyone have any idea what this might have been? They were involved in agriculture if that helps and the Ecclestone family were from the Hodnet area while the Arrowsmiths were from Prees.

Thanks so much in advance!

Title: Re: Anyone know what HOARSTONE in Fauls was?
Post by: goldie61 on Friday 15 April 16 07:06 BST (UK)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hoarstone


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoarstones

Title: Re: Anyone know what HOARSTONE in Fauls was?
Post by: goldie61 on Friday 15 April 16 07:06 BST (UK)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hoarstone


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoarstones

OOps! Evidently pressed the button twice (but didn't think I had!)  ;)

Title: Re: Anyone know what HOARSTONE in Fauls was?
Post by: denyse_aus on Friday 15 April 16 07:10 BST (UK)

http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=990

Title: Re: Anyone know what HOARSTONE in Fauls was?
Post by: SByrne on Friday 15 April 16 19:42 BST (UK)

That's fascinating, thanks for the link.
So i wonder, would there have been a farm or cottage near this site with the same name?

Title: Re: Anyone know what HOARSTONE in Fauls was?
Post by: Jomot on Friday 15 April 16 19:50 BST (UK)

Hoarstone Farm

http://search.shropshirehistory.org.uk/collections/getrecord/CCS_MSA27412/

Title: Re: Anyone know what HOARSTONE in Fauls was?
Post by: SByrne on Saturday 16 April 16 05:29 BST (UK)

Thank you, that must be it!