Flexbury Explained

Official Name:	Flexbury
Country:	England
Region:	South West England
Coordinates:	50.8356°N -4.5412°W
Hide Services:	Yes
Population:	2290
Population Ref:	(2018 estimate)
Area Total Km2:	0.700
Static Image:	Flexbury Park Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 208220.jpg

Flexbury is a village about 0.8 miles from Bude, in the civil parish of Bude–Stratton, north Cornwall, England. Described as a hamlet in 1887, residential properties have since been built to the coast at Crooklets beach.^[1] In 2018 it had an estimated population of 2290.^[2]

History

The name "Flexbury" may mean "Felix’s earthwork".^[3] In 1887 it was described as a ″hamlet and seat, near Bude Haven″.^[4] Flexbury Park Methodist Church, opened in 1905 and is a grade II listed building.^[5] The church closed in 2008 and is now a residential property.^{[6] [7]}

Flexbury has a history of flooding which was addressed by the Flexbury flood alleviation scheme.^[8]

Notes and References

1. OS Explorer 111 - Bude, Boscastle and Tintagel . 2015 . Ordnance Survey . Southampton . 978 0 319 24312 1.
2. Web site: Flexbury. City Population De. 12 June 2020.
3. Book: A Glossary of Cornish Names. John Bannister. 49. 10 July 2020. 9783846049723. 2020.
4. Web site: Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Flexbury. A Vision of Britain. 10 July 2020.
5. Web site: Flexbury Park Methodist Church . Historic England . 2 October 2021.
6. Web site: Church Micro 8392...Flexbury Park Methodist Church . Geocaching . 2 October 2021.
7. Web site: Flexbury Park Methodist Church, Flexbury Park Road, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 8HP . The Move Market . 2 October 2021.
8. Web site: Flexbury CDA. Cornwall Council. 12 June 2020. 12 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612165322/https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/16936417/flexbury-cda-2015.pdf. dead.