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Rh FLAMSTEAD. 37 FLECKNEY. reflegtora to each, and by means of machinery is made to present each of its faces seawards in succession, changing its position every tvo minutes. It ia visible for 19 miles, and stands in N. latitude 64 7' and E. longitude 5'. The ancient lighthouse, an octagonal tower N. of the new, is now used as a signal or telegraph of passing vessels. Fishing is extensively carried on, giving em- ployment to the larger portion of the inhabitants. The coastguard service has a station here. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 130. The church is :i stone edifice of thp middle ages. It is dedicated to St. Oswald, and contains a brass and monuments of the Constable and Strickland families and others. There are charities of about 3 per annum. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there are National and infant schools for both sexes. A fog- gun signal has lately been erected S. of the lighthouse, and a battery at the N. shore. Sir John Puckering, Keeper of the Great Seal in the reign of Elizabeth, was a native of this place. Walter Strickland, Esq., is lord of the manor. A pleasure fair is held on Whit-Tuesday, FLAMSTEAD, a par. in the hund. of Dacorum, co. Hertford, 4 miles N.E. of Hemel-Hempstead, and 7 N. W. of St. Albtyi's. Dunstable is its post town. It is situated on the river Vcr, close to the old Koman highway Wat- ling Street, and was anciently called Verlamstedl from its situation near that river. It formed part of the demesne of St. Alban's Abbey, being afterwards given to the Saxon chief Thurnoth on condition of his keeping the roads free from robbers. There was formerly a priory at Wood- ehuro.h, mentioned by Leland as dedicated to St. Giles. At the Dissolution its site was given to Sir R. Page, to whose mansion Edward VI. when a child was sent for the benefit of the salubrious air. The village of Flamstead, which is considerable, stands on the summit of a high ridge, rising abruptly from the south-western side of the volley of tho Ver. The hamlet of Pepperstock is in- cluded in this parish. The living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Rochester, val. 117, in the patron, of Univer- sity College, Oxford. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Leonard. It contains some monumental effigies, a brass of 1414, a handsome screen, and a pis- cina. The charities consist of almshouses those of Sir John Sebright for widows, with an allowance of 5 each, and Sauuders's, with an endowment of 26 per annum. The Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is an endowed free school, also a National school, with residence for the master. There is a fair on Easter Tuesday. FLANNAN ISLES, THE, a group of seven small islands in the par. of Uig, co. Ross, Scotland, lying on tho W. side of Lewis. They are also called the Seven Hunters. Druidical remains are found upon these islands, which are uninhabited, and frequented by innu- merable sea-fowl. FLANSHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Felpham, hund. of Avisford, rape of Arundel, co. Sussex, 2 miles N.E. of Bognor. FLASBY-WITH-WINTERBURN, a tnshp. in the par. of Gargrave, E. div. of tho wap. of Staincliff, rivr Aire passes through the tnshp. Flasby Hall is the principal residence. Freestone is quarried. FLASH, a vil. in the par. of Alstonefield, hund. of North Totmpnslow, co. Stafford, 4 miles N.W. of Long- nor. The district church for the tnshp. of Quarnford is in this village. FLASHBROOK, a tnshp. in tho bar. of Adbaston, N. div. of the hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, half-a-mile E. of Adbaston, and 4 miles N. of Newport It was for- morly united with Batchacre, and deemed extra-paro- chial. The tithes have been commuted for an annual payment under an Enclosure Act obtained in 1764. FLAT-HOLM, an island in the middle of the Bristol Channel, co. Glamorgan, about 3 miles S.E. of Laver- . Point. It is about 1J mile in circuit, and is chiefly composed of magnesian limestone, which forms low cliffs ! ; tho coast. Between this island and the Welsh is a dangerous reef known as tho Wolves. A light- V< -L. H. house was erected at the southern point of the island in 1737, which has a fixed light visible for 17 miles. FLAUNDEN, a par. in the hund. of Dacorum, co. Hertford, 6 miles N.W. of Watford, and 7 S.W. of Hemel-Hempstead. Chesham is its post town. It is situated on tho S.W. border of the co., adjoining the co. of Bucks. Until recently it was a chplry. of tho par. of Hemel-Hempstead. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 108. The church is a brick and flint edifice of recent date, dedicated to St. James. Tho Independents have a chapel. There are industrial and infant schools. FLAWBOROUGH, a chplry. in the par. of Staunton, S. div. of the wap. of Newark, co. Nottingham, 6 miles N.E. of Binghain, and SJ S. of Newark, its post town. The Elton station, on tho Great Northern railway, it 3 miles S. of the village. It is situated near the river Smite, on rather high ground commanding some good views. The Romans are said to have had a station here. The living is a cur. annexed to tho rect. of Staunton, in the dioc. of Lincoln. Tho Duke of Newcastle is lord of the manor. FLAWERAIG, a vil. in tho par. of Kinnaird, co. Perth, Scotland, 7 miles N.E. of the town of Perth. FLAWITH, a tnshp. in the par. of Alne, wap. of Buhner, North Riding oo. York, 1 mile W. of the village of Alne, and 4 S.W. of Easingwold. It is situated near the river Ouse. FLAX-BOURTON. See BOBIITOX, co. Somerset. .FLAXBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Goldsborough, upper div. of the wap. of Claro, West Riding co. York, 1 milo N.E. of Goldsborough, and 3 miles E. of Knaresborough. FLAXLEY, a par. in the hund. of St. Briavel's, co. Gloucester, 3 miles N.E. of Newnham, its post town, and 11 S.W. of Gloucester. It is situated at a short distance from tho river Severn. The road from Westbury- on-Severn to Mitcheldcan passes through the village. In the reign of Stephen an abbey of the Cistercian order was founded by Robert Fitz-Milo, which, at the Dissolution, passed to tho Kingston family. There are iron-mines and smelting works in tho neighbourhood, which give employment to many of the people. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 108. The church is a handsome stOno structure in tho deco- rated style of architecture, with tower and spire. It is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 50 per annum, being chiefly for apprenticeships, by the late Mrs. Bovey. Flaxley Abbey, tho seat of Sir M. H. C. Bovey, who is lord of tho manor, stands on the sito and retains some portion of the ancient edifice. FLAXPOOL, a hmlt. in the par. of Crowcombc, hund. of Williton, co. Somerset, 11 miles W. of Bridg- water. FLAXTON-ON-THE-MOOR, a tnshp. in the par. of Bossall, wap. of Bulmer, North Riding co. York, 8 miles N.E. of York. The York and Scarborough branch lino of the North-Eastern railway has a station within half a mile of the village. Here is a chapel-of-oase, tho living of which is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of York, val. 250, in the patron, of the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a school for girls and boys in the village. At tho beginning of tho present century a largo number of silver Saxon coins were found here. FLAXWELL WAPENTAKE, one of tho 31 sub- divisions of Lincolnshire, in the parts of Kestevon, near the middle of the co. It is bounded on tho N. by the wap. of Langoo, on tho E. and S. by tho wap. of As- wardhnrn, and on the W. by tho wap. of Lovedcn. It includes the pars, of Anwick, Ashby-de-la-Laund, Bloxholm, Brauncewell, Cranwell, Digby, Dovington, Leasingham, North and South Rauceby, Rowston, Ruskington, New Sleaford, and part of Temple-Bruer. embracing an area of about 37,400 acres. FLECKNEY, a par. in the hund. of Gartreo, co. Leices- ter, 1~ miles N.W. of Market Harborongh, its post town, and 8 S.E. of Leicester. The Countesthorpe station on
 * Kiding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Skipton. The