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Gnosall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England, with a population of 4,736 across 2,048 households (2011 census).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=11123767&c=Gnosall&d=16&g=6464634&i=1001x1003x1032&m=0&r=1&s=1396437025278&enc=1&domainId=61 )〕 It lies on the A518, approximately half-way between the towns of Newport (in Shropshire) and the county town of Staffordshire, Stafford. Gnosall Heath lies immediately south-west of the main village, joined by Station Road and separated by Doley Brook. Other nearby villages include Woodseaves, Knightley, Cowley, Ranton, Church Eaton, Bromstead Heath, Moreton and Haughton. == History == The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, in which it was named ''Geneshale''. It is listed there as having a population of 12 households. The Stafford to Shrewsbury railway line once ran through the village. Gnosall's railway station opened on and closed on . The line was built by the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company, which also managed the Shropshire Union Canal which runs through the village. A footpath, the Way for the Millennium, now follows its route.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/eLand/RightsofWay/PromotedRoutes/ROWPromotedRouteMillennium.aspx )〕 Landmarks of interest include: *St. Lawrence's Church, which dates from Norman times and stands over the site of an earlier Saxon church.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sbgoc.info/home/about/st-lawrence-church-gnosall-staffs-uk-historical-background/ )〕 *Coton Mill, where it is claimed self-raising flour was invented (despite strong evidence it was created in 1845, by Henry Jones, a baker in Bristol.) *The lock-up, originally built on Station Road some time after , when its construction was scheduled, and moved to its current site on Sellman Street in .〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://roys-roy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/lock-ups-at-alton-gnosall-penkridge-and.html )〕 There are also several old, privately owned, buildings such as the building on the High Street that was previously the Duke's Head, a public house. With a thatched roof, and herring-bone brick pattern between faded, unpainted wooden beams, it is generally regarded as one of the most picturesque scenes in the village, certainly on the High Street. The large primary school was previously Heron Brook High School, but is now St. Lawrence CE (C) Primary School. It was originally designed to look attractive from the railway that passes close by it; however the only people who see its intended front now are walkers, staff and pupils. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gnosall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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