A Trip to Flash, in pictures
Back in 2019, I had some time off work and spontaneously wandered up to Flash, via Shutlingsloe. What ensued was a 10-hour round trip on foot, shambling 'round with only a vague idea of where I was going, seeing lots of sheep, a hare and a herd of deer on the way, but I reached the village in the end. In the interest of keeping this post relatively neat, this one is just focussing on the Staffordshire moorlands, and the other spots on this trip will be covered in other posts. Flash was reportedly established in the 15th century and has a history of criminal activity, including counterfeiting, or 'flash money'. I couldn't find any concrete information on what's the cart and what's the horse in that equation, i.e. did the term 'flash money' come from the villlage, or did the place gets its name as a result of the abundance of counterfeiting. Some of the scenery on the way up here felt like something out of one of Susan Hill's books. Particularly thinki...