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Flackwell Heath, hamlet, Chipping Wycombe par.,
S. Bucks, 3 miles SE. of Wycombe.

Fladkury, par., township, and vil., with ry. sta., E.
Worcestershire, on river Avon, 3 m. NW. of Evesham
—par., 7862 ac., pop. 1425; township, pop. 454;
P.O.

Fladda.—one of the Treshinish Isles, 3 miles SW.
of Treshinish Point, Mull island, Argyllshire. —•
2.
Fladda, island, S. Uist par., Inverness-shire, in the
Outer Hebrides, adjacent to Rona, pop. 87.
— 3.
Fladda, island, Barra par., Inverness-shire, in the
Outer Hebrides, 2 miles S. of Yatersay.—4. Fladda,
island, Harris par., Lewis island, Inverness-shire, at
mouth of Loch Reasort.—5. Fladda, island, Portree
par., Inverness-shire. See Flodda.

Fladda Lighthouse, on island at N. end of Scarba
Sound, Argyllshire; has a fixed light (Phladda Island)
42 ft. above high water and seen 11 miles.

Fladdabister, hamlet, Dunrossness par., Shetland,
on Bay of Fladdabister, 8 miles SAY. of Lerwick.

Fladda-ckuain, island, Kilmuir par., Inverness-
shire, 5 miles NW. of Point of Aird, Skye island.

Flagg, township, in par. and 54 miles W. of Bake-
well, N. Derbyshire, 1805 ac., pop. 190; contains
Flagg Hall.

Flagstaff Rock, highest rock of the Skelligs, 74
miles AY. of Bolus Head, SW. co. Kerry; has a light-
house with fixed light (Skelligs) 175 ft. above high-
water and seen 18 miles.

Flaiubards, mansion, Harrow par., Middlesex, 9
miles NW. of London.

Flamborough, par. and vil. with ry. sta., East-
Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles NE. of Bridlington, 3084 ac.
and 302 foreshore, pop. 1390 ;
P.O., T.O. ; was once an
important town, but is now only a fishing vil.

Flamborough Head, prom, on E. coast of Yorkshire,
2 miles E. of Flamborough vil.; has a lighthouse, 87 ft.
high, with revolving light (Flamborough) 214 ft. above
high water, and seen 21 miles.

Flamstead, par. and vil., Herts, 7 miles NW. of
St Albans, 6004 ac., pop. 1846 ;
P.O., T.o.

Flamstead Bury, place, in par. and 2 miles SE. of
Flamstead, Herts.

Flamstead End, hamlet, Cheshunt par., Herts, 34
miles S. of Hoddesdon.

Flamston, hamlet, Bishopstone par., S. Wilts, 6
miles SAY. of Salisbury.

Flanckford Place, seat, 2 miles SW. of Reigate,
mid. Surrey.

Flanders Moss, in NE. of Drymen par., Stirlingshire,
on S. side of river Forth ; is now largely reclaimed.

Flanesford Priory (1347), ruin, 011 river Wye,
Herefordshire, 4 miles SAY. of Ross.

Flannan Isles (or Seven Hunters), group of 7 small
uninhabited islands, Uig par., Ross-shire, in the Outer
Hebrides, 15 miles NW. of Gallon Head, Lewis ; have
some ancient monuments, supposed to be religious, and
are frequented by immense flocks of sea-fowl.

Finn sham, hamlet, Felpham par., AY. Sussex, 2
miles NE. of Bognor.

Flashy with WInterburn, township, Gargrave par.,
N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Aire, 44 miles
NW. of Skipton, 4340 ac., pop. 128; contains F. Hall.

Flash, vil., Allstonefield par., N. Staffordshire, 4
miles NW. of Longnor.

Flashader, dist. in E. of Duirinish par., Skye island,
Inverness-shire, near Edinbain.

Flashbrook, hamlet, Adbaston par., W. Stafford-
shire, 54 miles SW. of Eccleshall.

Flass Hall, seat, in co. and 44 miles AV. of Durham.

Flatholm, island, in Bristol Channel, within par. and
8 miles NW. of Uphill, E. Somerset; is 14 mile in cir-
cumference, and affords good sheep pasture; on the S.
point is a lighthouse, 99 ft. high and 164 above high
water, with occulting light seen 18 miles.

Flats Farm, hamlet, Treeton par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles S. of Rotherham.

Flaunden, par. and hamlet, on SAY. border of
Herts, on river Chess, 7 miles SW. of Hemel Hemp-
stead, 919 ac., pop. 240 ;
P.O.

Flawborougb, township, Staunton par., S. Notts, 6
miles NE. of Bingham, 965 ac., pop. 76.

Flawford, par., Lincolnshire and Notts, 4 miles NE.
of Newark, 272 ac., pop. 14.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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