english towns and cities

[olivia]

one or two that I'm struggling with:-

1. sounds like a place to avoid at halloween (5)

2. prisoner gets george with the french weight (9)

3. look at the 4ply, mouth opening, ships blanket (8)

[Johnmof]

Number 2 is Congleton.

[Jules001]

1. Goole possibly

[nurse1967]

3. plymouth

[janeevans]

nurse 1967

How do you get plymouth ( where does the ships blanket fit in?)

[nurse1967]

plymouth is actually written within the clue

[nurse1967]

and also plymouth is type of blanket yarn