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Flash
Flash is a large, attractive limestone village perched on a hillside, some 800 feet above sea level in Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park. It was once a thriving centre at the heart of lead mining country, but as the industry has declined much of the trade has dissappeared. Flash has many beautiful cottages that date back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with Tudor House, built in 1615, being one of the oldest.
Flash village boasts a post office and several pubs that are frequented by both locals and passers by enjoying Peak District Walking routes. The post office used to be a toll house on the Loughborough to Flash road which became a turnpike in 1738. The Gate Inn stood next to the turnpike road.
Strange rock formations are found at Rainster rocks and Hipley Hill, offering visitors and specialists alike much to peruse on. Rainster Rocks, above the village, enjoys wide open views and is a pleasant place for a picnic or just to enjoy the wealth of fauna growing here. Closeby at Minning Low, when neolithic chambered barrows were discovered, it was the best discovery of its kind in the peak district at the time. Peak District Climbing can be enjoyed in the area.
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