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Flash is a small village high in the Staffordshire Peak District. At 463m (1518ft) above sea level it is reputedly the highest village in England. As an isolated community it formerly had a reputation for being a centre for illicit activities such as cock fighting and counterfeiting ('Flash money').

According to some sources (eg *) , the counterfeit money used to be exchanged at the nearby Three Shires Head (where Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire meet) on Axe Edge Moor.

Flash is located at UK grid reference , or .

Villages in Staffordshire

 

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