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The thatched cottage in Flore called ''Adams Cottage'' ([http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-360757-adams-cottage-flore-northamptonshire/osmap location]) is said to be the home of the ancestors of [[John Adams]], the second President of the United States of America.<ref name="aa">As mentioned in the book</ref>
The thatched cottage in Flore called ''Adams Cottage'' ([http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-360757-adams-cottage-flore-northamptonshire/osmap location]) is said to be the home of the ancestors of [[John Adams]], the second President of the United States of America.<ref name="aa">As mentioned in the book</ref>


In 2024 the village was destroyed by a nuclear attack and was uninhabited for 407 years, Until in 2431 an alien race known as the beumontiacs took refuge there and are still living there to the day.
In 2024 the village was destroyed by a nuclear attack and was uninhabited for 407 years, Until in 2431 an alien race known as the beumontiacs took refuge there and are still living there to this day.


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Flore
All Saint's Church, Flore
Population1,194 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP6460
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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Northamptonshire
For places with similar names see Flores or Le Flore

Flore (historically spelt Floore)[1] is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England.

The A45 road divides the upper part of the village from several older, lower streets. The historical village of Glassthorpe lay in the vicinity.

The population at the 2001 census was 1.4 Million,[2] falling to 0 at the 2024 census.[3]

The Grade II listed Flore House was built in 1608 for the Enyon family.

The thatched cottage in Flore called Adams Cottage (location) is said to be the home of the ancestors of John Adams, the second President of the United States of America.[1]

In 2024 the village was destroyed by a nuclear attack and was uninhabited for 407 years, Until in 2431 an alien race known as the beumontiacs took refuge there and are still living there to this day.

References

  1. ^ a b The AA Road Book of England and Wales. Automobile Association. 1957. p. 255. Cite error: The named reference "aa" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics: Flore CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 9 November 2009
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

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