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Rh FLEMPTON. 39 FLINT. living is a, rect. in the dioc. of Llandaff, val. 196. Edward Williams, the bard, was a native of this village. FLEMPTON, a par. in the hund. of Thingoe, co. Suffolk, 5 miles N.W. of Bury St. Edmund's, its post town, and 6 S.E. of Mildenhall. It is situated on the navigable river Lark, and near the Newmarket and Bury branch of the Great Eastern lino of railway. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with that of Hengrave annexed, 398. The church is a small edifice, dedicated to St. Catharine. In it are several mementoes of former rectors, their families and others. The pulpit and font are curious specimens of antique workmanship. The charities produce about 10 per annum. There is a parochial school, having a small endowment. Sir T. R. Gage, Bart., is lord of the manor. A fair is hold on Whit-Monday. FLENDISH HUNDRED, one of the 19 hunds. or subdivisions of the co. Cambridge, situated in the southern part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hnnd. of Staine, on the E. by the hund. of Radfield, on the S. by the hund. of Whittlesford, and on the W. by the hund. of Triplow. It contains tho pars, of Cherry- Hinton, Fen-Ditton, Fulbourn, Homingsea, and Tever- sham, comprising an area of nearly 12,000 acres. FLENSOP, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Carlton-High- dalc, W. div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 5 miles S.W. of Middleham. FLESK, a small river of Ireland, rising between the cos. of Cork and Kerry. After a course of about 20 miles it falls into the lower Lake of Killarney, giving name to a castle situated near its mouth. FLETCHAMSTEAD, a hmlt. in the par. of Stone- leigh, hund. of Knightlow, co. Warwick, 2 miles S.W. of Coventry. The North- Western railway passes through here. The village is large, and there was formerly a chapel. FLETCHING, a par. in the hund. of Rushmonden, rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex, 3 miles N.W. of Uckfield, its post town, and 8 E. of Cuckfield. The nearest rail- way station is Uckfield, on a branch of the London, Brighton, and South Coast line. It is situated on the river Ouse, and includes part of the ecclesiastical district of Dane Hill. Earl Godwin held this manor with other estates. The forces of the barons, under the command of Simon de Montfort, encamped hero the night previous to the battle Of Lewes. There are some hop gardens, and in the neighbourhood several chalybeate springs. The village is small, but well built, and has a rural aspect. The land is chiefly arable, adorned with 0ome fine stately oak timber. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Chichester, val. 300. The church is a commodious old building, with tower containing a peal of six bells. It is dedicated to SS. Andrew and Mary, and has a brass of one Sir Walter Dalyngrugge, of the latter part of the 14th century, also tombs and monuments of the earls of Sheffield, Leeches, and other families. Edward Gibbon, the historian, was buried hero, and his epitaph, written by Dr. Parr, may bo seen. The parochial charities produce about 55 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The lords of the manor are tho Earl of Sheffield, whoso seat is Shef- field Place, Sir Thomas M. Wilson Bart., and Sir John V. Shelley, Bart. A fair is held here on the Monday preceding Whit-Sunday. FLETTON, a par. in the hund. of Norman Cross, co. Huntingdon, 1 mile S. of Peterborough, its post town and railway station on the Great Northern and Great rn lines. The river Nen flows by tho parish on the K. It was a part of the demesne of Peterborough Abbey, and after tho Dissolution became the property of tho Fletton family. Tho land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. In 1739, while digging a well, shells and wood were met with at a depth of 30 feet. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 292. The church is an ancient edifice dedicated to St. Mar- garet. The charities, including a small school endow- , produce nearly 50 per annum. FLEX130ROUGH HUNDRED, one of the subdivi- sions of the rape of Pevensey, co. Sussex. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the co., and contains the pars, of East Blatchington,' South Heighten, and Seaford, comprising an area of nearly 4,500 acres. FLIMBY, a par. in the ward of AUerdale-below- Derwent, co. Cumberland, 2 miles S. of Maryport, its post town, and 7 N. V. of Cockermouth. It is situated on the western coast, and has a station on the Whitehaven Junction line of railway. Here are extensive collieries, giving employment to a large number of the inhabitants. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 82, in the gift of the landowners. The church is a small edifice of rough stone dedicated to St. Nicholas. There is a parochial school. There are several good residences, and accommodation for visitors, who come here for the sea-bathing. FLIMWELL, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Tice- hurst, hund. of Sh,ogswell, rape of Hastings, co. Sussex, 2j miles E. of Ticehurst, and 10 S.E. of Tunbridgo Wells. Hurst Green is its post town. Here is a church, the living of which is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Chi- chester, val. 100, in the gift of the bishop. FLINT, a maritime co. of North Wales, situated between the Dee and the Clwyd. The Deo bounds it oil the E., the Irish Sea on the N., and the co. of Denbigh on tho S. and W., with which it is much interwoven. It anciently formed part of the Roman province JSrit- tannia Semnda, and was at that time inhabited by tho British tribe Ordovices. After tho departure of tho Romans, whose station was at Varae, now Caergwrlso near Bod-fari, it became part of the Welsh principality of Vencdotia or Gwynedd, and was overrun by the'Saxons, 1054-5, who annexed it to Mercia under tho name of Englcfield. In the reign of Edward the Confessor it was again reduced, and after tho Norman Conquest was added to tho earldom of Chester, but continued for above two centuries debateable ground, being the scene of several severe contests between the Welsh and English. It was subsequently hold by Edward the Black Prince, and was made shire grojjnd by Edward I. In tho reign of Henry VIII. it received the privilege of sending members to parliament, and during the civil war of Charles I. was alternately occupied by the royalists and parliamentarians, who took and retook several times the castles of Flint, Hawarden, and Rhuddlan, until they were finally dismantled by order- of the parliament. In extent of surface it is the smallest county of Wales, containing only 244 square miles, but is one of the most populous in proportion to its area, having at the census of 1861 a population of 69,737 : in 1851 tho population was 68,156 ; and in 1801, 39,469 ; it thus having increased 30,268 since the commencement of the present century. In circuit the county measures about 113 miles, of which 20 miles are coast, the shore being generally low and skirted by sands, in places nearly 4 miles wide, which are dry at low water. In its geological characteristics it belongs chiefly to the carboniferous and New Red sand- stone formations, the latter being the uppermost of the rocks in this county, and forming tho basis of the red marl of tho lower part of the Vale of Clwyd, and tho N.E. bank of tho new channel of tho Dee. From the Dee the land gradually rises, and forms a range of hills of moderate elevation, intersecting tho county length- ways from S..W. to N.E. These are chiefly formed of carboniferous or mountain limestone, rich in lead ore and hematitio iron ore. The coal measures form part of the grand coal-field of North Wales, occupying the coast of the estuary of the Dee, extending from the Point of Ayr towards tho S.E., and bounded by a lino from Llansasa to Holywell. They consist of rich measures of common, cannel, and peacock coal, resting on shale, and having a dip of one yard in f6ur to two in three. Tho field inclines towards Cheshire, passing under the Dee, and is worked at Flint, Whetford, Mostyn, Holywell, Mold, and various other places. Ironstone is found in conjunction with tho coal, and is worked to a small extent. Tho great mining operations are in lead, which is found in the limestone rock, and yield 15 cwt. of metal per ton of ore, containing from 8 to 10 ozs. of silver. The chief mines are in tho neighbourhood of