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Rh FLIXTON. 42 FLURRY. 26th Henry Till. The spot is now covered by a farm and out-buildings. There are two chapels belonging to the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. FLIXTON, a par. in the hund. of Wangford, co. Suffolk, 2 miles S.W. of Bungay, its post town, and 7 N.W. of Halesworth. It is bounded on the N. by the river "Waveney, which separates it from the co. of Nor- folk. An Austin nunnery was founded here in 1258 by Margery de Creek, the revenues of which were valued at the Dissolution at 23 4s. d. per annum. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 140. The church is a structure of the middle ages, dedicated to St. Mary. The register commences in 1559. The charities consist of a land allotment, the rental of which is applied to church purposes, and about 60 per annum from funded property for the benefit of the poor. There is a parochial school. Flixton Hall, the seat of S_ir R. S. Adair, is a mansion of recent erection on the site of one designed and built by Inigo Jones, which was destroyed by fire in 1846. The present edifice is in the Gothic style, and stands in an extensive and well-stocked park. Sir E. S. Adair, Bart., is lord of the manor. FLIXTON, a par. in the hund. of Mutford, co. Suf- folk, 3 miles N.W. of Lowestoft, its post town, and 8 S. of Yarmouth. There is no village, only a few farm- houses. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Blun- destcn, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church was rendered unfit for use by a violent storm in 1703, and has not since been restored : there is now only a part of the walls standing, covered with ivy. Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., is lord of the manor. FLIXTON, a par. in the hund. of Salford, co. palatine Lancaster, 7 miles S.W. of Manchester, its post town. It is bounded on the N. and W. by the river Irwell, and S. by the Mersey, and includes the hmlt. of Urmston. The surface is generally level, and the soil in some parts inclines to a peaty moss. Clover is extensively culti- vated. The village is considerable, and contains some good residences of the Manchester merchants. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 150, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedi- cated to St. Michael. The Wesleyans have a chapel here. There is a school with an endowment of 10 per annum. FLOCKTON, a ehplry. in the par. of ThornhiU, lower div. of the wap. of Agbrigg, West Hiding co. York, 7 miles S.W. of Wakefield, its post town, and 6 E. of Huddersfield. An abundance of excellent coal is obtained here, most of the people being employed in the pits. The soil is fertile, and chiefly the property of W. B. Beau- mont. Esq. The village extends along the road from Bamsley to Huddersfield. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Eipon, val. 94, in the patron, of certain trustees. The church is dedicated to St. James. The charities produce upwards of 90 per annum. The Inde- pendents, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Chris- tian Brethren have each a chapel, and there is a free school with a small endowment, also a grammar school. W. B. Beaumont, Esq., is lord of the manor. Flockton Hall is the principal residence. FLODDA ISLAND, near South TJist, co. Inverness, Scotland. FLODDEN, EAST AND WEST, a hmlt. in the par. of Branxton, ward of West Glendale, co. Northumber- land, 7 miles N.W. of Wooler, situated under Floddeu Hill. At Westfield is a pillar commemorating the battle of Flodden, where, in 1513, the Earl of Surrey defeated and slew James IV. of Scotland, with the flower of the Scottish nation. FLOOKBUEGH, or FLOOKBOEOUGH, a ehplry. in the par. of Cartmel, hund. of Lonsdale, co. palatine Lancaster, 2 miles S.W. of Cartmel and 5 E. of Ulver- stone. Newton-in-Cartmel is its post town. It includes the tnshp. of Lower Holker. The Ulverstone road passes through the village, which was once a market town. Iron ore is obtained in the neighbourhood, and there is a chalybeate spring. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioe. of Carlisle, val. 121. The church is a stone structure dedicated to St. Mary. There are charities producing about 16 per annum. Here is a school for both sexes. FLOOEE, a par. in the hund. of Nobottle Grove, co. Northampton, 5 miles S.E. of Daventry, and 1 mile E. of Weedon, its post town and railway station on the London and North- Western line. It is situated on the turnpike road between Northampton and Daventry, a short distance from the Grand Junction canal. The river Nen flows through the par., which includes the hmlt. of Glassthorpe. This place is mentioned in Domesday Book under the name of flora. The surface is generally flat, and the soil a deep rich loam resting on gravel alternating with clay. Two-thirds of the land is arable, the rest pasture. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 467, in the patron, of Christ Church, Oxford. The church is a structure of the llth century, with later additions. It is dedicated to All Saints, and has one brass of 1450. The charities, in- cluding a small school endowment, produce about 36 per annum. The Independents have a chapel, and there are two schools. Floore House is the principal residence. FLOEDON, a par. in the hund. of Humbleyard, co. Norfolk, 6 miles S.E. of Wymondham, and 7 S.W. of Norwich. It is a station on the Great Eastern line of railway. St. Mary Stratton is its post town. The river Yare flows in the vicinity of the parish. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, an ancient structure of flint, is dedicated to St. Michael. The register commences in 1558. The charities produce about 7 per annum. Flordon Hall and Eainthorpe Hall are the principal residences. Sir William Robert Kemp, Bart., is lord of the manor. FLORENCE-COURT, a hmlt. and post-oflice station in the bar. of Clanawley, co. Fermanagh, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles S.W. of Enniskillen, on the road from thence to the S. of Leitrim. Florence Court is the resi- dence of the Earl of Enniskillen. FLOEENCE, ST., a par. in the hund. of Castlemartin, co. Pembroke, 5 miles E. of Pembroke. Tenby is its post town. It is situated in a picturesque locality, in the vicinity of the river Tenby. The living is a vie. * and sinecure rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, the first of the val. of 94, and the latter of 177, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church ia a cruci- form structure, dedicated to St. Florence. FLOTMANBY, EAST and WEST, hmlts. in tho tnshp. of Flixton, East Riding co. York, 5 miles S. of Scarborough. FLOTTA, an island par. embracing the isles of Flotta, Pharay, Little Rysay, Switha, and Flotta Calf, in the South Orkney group, Scotland. Flotta proper lies 2 miles E. of Hoy. It measures 3 miles each way. Its surface is hilly, consisting chiefly of pasture and moor- land. It abounds with wild fowl. Here the materials for the "Codex Flotticensis" were gathered at the insti- gation of the Norwegian government. The coast is extremely rocky but has a good. harbour at Panhopo, the site of an abandoned saltwork. The church of the parish stands on the island. FLOTTERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Eothbury, W. div. of the ward of Coquetdale, co. Northumberland, 4_miles W. of Rothbury. The river Coquet flows in the vicinity. At Plainfield, in this township, Lord Derwent- water and others first raised tho standard of the Pretender in England. FLOWTON, a par. in the huud. of Bosmere, co. Suf- folk, 4 miles N.E. of Hadleigh, and 6 N.W. of Ipswich, its post town. The Bramford station on tho Great Eastern line is about 3 miles S.E. of the village. Tho parish is of small extent, and the village wholly agricul- tural. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 140. The church is a small edifice, dedicated to St. Mary. The register commences in 1572. There are some small charities for the poor. Flowton Hall is the principal residence. FLURRY, a hmlt. in the bar. of Lower Dundalk, co. Louth, prov. of Leiuster, Ireland, 7 miles N. of Dundalk. It contains a post-office. The hamlet stands upon the Flurry rivulet, which rises among the Fathom and