Spinner's End in Real Life (and a trailor tip)

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 136874

 
> Geoff:
> A couple of points. 
> 
> (1) Back in the early post-HBP days(!), I wrote in message 132927:
> 
> "Spinner's End. We still don't know where it is. But the ruined 
> chimney and the name of the road make me think of a Lancashire 
cotton 
> town – I grew up in one. Workers in the mills were sometimes called 
> weavers or spinners. This chapter though, for me, was a real eye-
> opener so early in the book."

Potioncat:
I have a similar backgroud, although in the southern US.
>

Geoff:
snip
 The names of an industrial estate in Cradley Heath in the 
> West Midlands and an area in Weston-Super-Mare in North Somerset 
> featured in the discussion. It is interesting to re-read these 
> threads in hindsight.

Potioncat:

I'm snipping this from the thread Geoff recommended:
In post 116898 Bboy wrote:
In addition, when I Googled (google.co.uk) "Spinners End", I found an
ancestory website with a discussion board which was discussing
problems in using the 1881/91 census. Apparently, the census takers
often strayed while polling people, so there were frequenly gaps in
the street addresses that were added when the census taker returned at
a later date.

Potioncat:
Can't you just imagine it? The wizarding families who have homes in 
the Mill houses have put up spells that cause Census Takers to 
stray...

While I may have wandered far from canon here, I can imagine that 
Magical spinners may have lived in the area for generations. Perhaps 
unaware of, but influenced by the magic, Muggles build spinning mills 
in the area. The Muggle communities then grow up around the magic 
families. 

Thanks to everyone who responded with information about the possible 
inspiration for Spinner's End.