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 1 June 1849 and closed on 6 August 1966.
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.

Landmarks of interest include:
St. Lawrence's Church, which dates from Norman times and stands over the site of an earlier Saxon church.

Coton Mill, where local rumours suggest 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 10 June 1820, when its construction was scheduled, and moved to its current site on Sellman Street in 1971.

There are also several old, privately owned, buildings such as the Duke's Head on the High Street that was previously a public house.
With a thatched roof, and herring-bone brick pattern between faded, unpainted wooden beams, it may be suggested that it forms one of the most picturesque scenes in the village.

A new primary school opened in 2016 replacing the building constructed as Heronbrook School.
This building was unusual in that it was designed to appear attractive from the railway line passing behind it rather than from the front.
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 1 June 1849 and closed on 6 August 1966. 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.
Landmarks of interest include:
St. Lawrence's Church, which dates from Norman times and stands over the site of an earlier Saxon church.
Coton Mill, where local rumours suggest 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 10 June 1820, when its construction was scheduled, and moved to its current site on Sellman Street in 1971.
There are also several old, privately owned, buildings such as the Duke's Head on the High Street that was previously a public house. With a thatched roof, and herring-bone brick pattern between faded, unpainted wooden beams, it may be suggested that it forms one of the most picturesque scenes in the village.
A new primary school opened in 2016 replacing the building constructed as Heronbrook School. This building was unusual in that it was designed to appear attractive from the railway line passing behind it rather than from the front.
Gnosall