Flawford - village merged or migrated. (1)
The church at Flawford (M806) stood in the midst of a small village. (2)
Flawford appears to have been the name of a locality and not that of a village ... there is a vague tradition in the neighbourhood that it was deserted on account of the scarcity of water. (3)
Flaufore c 1150. At a considerable distance from the nearest stream, the second element must be "flor" - floor, pavement - descriptive of the site of a house (cf Lawford). (4)
Extensive perambulation revealed no surface indication of a former village adjacent to Flawford Church. Local enquiry also proved negative. (5)

<1> Beresford M, 1954, The Lost Villages of England, p 378 (Published document). SNT475.

<2> Cox JC, 1912, Churches of Notts, p 92 (Published document). SNT589.

<3> Godfrey JT, 1887, Churches of Nottinghamshire - Hundred of Rushcliffe, p 76 (Published document). SNT715.

<4> Gover, Mawer & Stenton, 1940, Place Names of Nottinghamshire, pp 210, 239 (Published document). SNT670.

<5> Colquhoun FD, 196?, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT574.