Discussion
Wanlockhead is undoubtedly the highest village in Scotland - http://goo.gl/P060Mu
It claims an elevation of 1531ft which would appear to trump Flash as the highest in Britain.
So there appears to be some Anglo-Scottish rivalry going on.
The most interesting/surprising part is that both villages are not in the highest upland areas of either country.
It claims an elevation of 1531ft which would appear to trump Flash as the highest in Britain.
So there appears to be some Anglo-Scottish rivalry going on.
The most interesting/surprising part is that both villages are not in the highest upland areas of either country.
From Wiki:-
At 463 metres (1,519 ft) above sea level, Flash claims to be the highest village in Britain. In 2007 the claim was upheld by the BBC, which settled a dispute with its rival claimant, Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway. The Ordnance Survey measured the highest house in each village and Flash was higher, though the results were disputed by residents of the Scottish village.[2] More recently the claim has been disputed by the residents of Nenthead in Cumbria. There is however no doubt that the Methodist Chapel is the highest in Britain; the certainty is helped by the scarcity of Methodist Chapels in the Southern Uplands.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash,_Staffordshire
At 463 metres (1,519 ft) above sea level, Flash claims to be the highest village in Britain. In 2007 the claim was upheld by the BBC, which settled a dispute with its rival claimant, Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway. The Ordnance Survey measured the highest house in each village and Flash was higher, though the results were disputed by residents of the Scottish village.[2] More recently the claim has been disputed by the residents of Nenthead in Cumbria. There is however no doubt that the Methodist Chapel is the highest in Britain; the certainty is helped by the scarcity of Methodist Chapels in the Southern Uplands.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash,_Staffordshire
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