Flag |
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Use |
Description |
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Traditional |
Flag of Buckinghamshirereg |
Traditional county flag. A field party per pale of black and red with a white swan. |
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Early 19th century |
Saint Piran's Flag, the Flag of Cornwallreg
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A white cross on a black field, 3:5.[3] |
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22 September 2006 |
Flag of Derbyshirereg
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A green cross with a white border on a sky blue field, with a gold Tudor rose in the centre, 3:5.[4] |
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23 July 2002 |
Flag of Devon, alias St Petroc's Crossreg
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A white cross with a black border on a green field, 3:5.[5] |
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16 September 2008 |
Flag of Dorset – The Dorset Cross, aka St Wite's Crossreg
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A white cross with a red border on a gold field, 3:5.[6] |
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Flag of Essexreg
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A red field with three white, gold hilted Saxon swords or Seaxes.[7] |
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March 2008 – |
Flag of Gloucestershire – The Severn Crossreg
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A mid-blue cross, outlined in cream, against an apple green background – the winning entry in a competition to commemorate the county's millennium.[8] |
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November 2008 |
Flag of Hertfordshirereg coa |
Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart.[9] |
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25 June 2009 |
Flag of Huntingdonshire reg |
On a green background, a gold, ribboned hunting horn – a flag displayed on the crest of the district council (and former county council) arms |
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1605 |
Flag of Kentreg
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A red field with a white horse in the centre, 3:5.[10] |
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Modern form since 2008 |
Flag of Lancashirereg
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The Red Rose of Lancashire on a yellow field (originally a white field) [11][12] |
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24 October 2005 |
Flag of Lincolnshirereg
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A red cross with yellow trimming on a blue and green field, and a yellow fleur de lys in the middle of the cross.[13] |
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1909 |
Flag of Middlesexreg |
A red field with three white, gold hilted Saxon swords or Seaxes under a gold Saxon crown.[14] |
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7th century (modern form 1951) |
Flag of Northumberlandreg coa |
Historical flag readopted in 1951 and used officially by the county council, with use permitted to local people. Flies in more than 200 locations across the county.[15] Eight yellow rectangles on a red field, note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold.[16] |
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20 May 2011 |
Flag of Nottinghamshirereg |
The inescutcheon represents Robin Hood |
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20 May 2011 |
Flag of Oxfordshire – Saint Frideswide Cross |
A white cross on a blue and green field. |
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20 May 2011 |
County flag of Sussexreg |
Six gold martlets on blue are the traditional arms of Sussex |
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30 September 2011 |
Flag of Westmorlandreg |
A golden heraldic apple tree on white and red bars |
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Flag of Wiltshirereg |
Alternating downward angled stripes of green and white bearing a green disc within six alternating green and white sections, on which stands an image of a Great Bustard.[17][18] |
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1965 or earlier |
County flag of Yorkshirereg |
The White Rose of Yorkshire (the traditional county emblem) on a blue field.[19] |
Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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Flag of the former Bedfordshire Council |
Red and gold quarters split horizontally by blue and white waves and vertically with a black band containing three white shells.
The red and gold quarters are from the arms of the Beauchamps, the leading family in the county after the Norman Conquest. The waves signify the River Ouse, and the shells are from the arms of the Russell Family, commemorating their services to the state and to the county.
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Commercially available Flag of Berkshire |
Two blue lions passant (referencing Berkshire's Royal and Norman connections) and a Saxon Crown (referencing Berkshire's formative Saxon history) on a white background. |
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Flag of Cambridgeshire Council |
Local authority flag. Gold with a red bordure based on the Scottish tressure. The blue wavy pallets represent the many rivers of the County, while the straight pallets are for the drains and dykes that run through the Fenlands. |
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Flag of the former Cheshire Council |
Local authority flag. A trio of golden wheatsheaves on blue which have been associated with the Earldom of Chester since the late 12th century. |
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Flag of Cumbria Council |
On the green border are Parnassus flowers (representing Cumberland) interspersed with white roses (Yorkshire) superimposed with red roses (Lancashire). The centre of the shield is made up of segments of blue, white, yellow and green divided by wavy vertical lines and zig-zag horizontal lines. This depicts the new County and from left to right the vertical lines of segments show: blue and white for the sea, blue and yellow (gold) for the lakes and agriculture, green and white for mountains and lakes and green and yellow (gold) for mountains and agriculture. |
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Commercially available Flag of Dorset Council |
Three red lions passant (referencing Dorset's Royal and Norman connections) and a fleur-de-lys on a white background. Banner of the Dorset Council Arms. |
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Flag of Durham Council |
Local authority flag. A yellow cross on a blue field with lions rampant in each quarter, the centre of the cross is broken with a white rose and black diamonds on each arm. Flag modified from the arms of the Bishopric of Durham[22] |
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Flag of East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
Local authority flag based on the coat of arms. |
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Flag of East Sussex Council |
A variation on the arms attributed to the Kingdom of Sussex. |
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Flag of the Greater London Authority |
Local authority flag. White field charged with the name London in blue and red. |
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Flag of the former Greater Manchester Council |
Local authority flag. "Gules, ten Towers three two three two, all within a Bordure embattled Or". |
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Flag of Hampshire Council |
Local authority flag. |
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Flag of Herefordshire Council |
Local authority flag. The red field represents the county's red earth. Across this runs a white and blue wave for the River Wye. In chief is a gold lion from the arms of the City of Hereford, and in base is a Herefordshire Bull's head. |
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November 2008 |
Flag of Hertfordshire coa |
Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart. (Also used as a county flag.)[23] |
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Flag of Leicestershire Council
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The flag is divided into four quarters. The first quarter is a cinquefol, or five within a red circle,the second quarter is charged a white lion with two tails on a red ground, the third quarter shows an ermine plume on a red ground and the forth shows a black maunch.[24] |
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Flag of the former Merseyside Council |
The waves represent the River Mersey; the six golden mural crowns represent the six County Boroughs—Birkenhead, Bootle, Liverpool, Southport, St Helens, and Wallasey—that Merseyside was created from.. |
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Flag of Norfolk Council |
The top part of the flag, shows a lion from the Royal arms of England together with ostrich plumes and coronet referring to the Prince of Wales. This is a very special honour for the County Council, the King, in the Royal Licence, specifically instructs on the design of the arms to be granted "in commemoration of our long residence in Norfolk". This of course refers to Sandringham. The lower part of the flag comprises the arms attributted to Ralph de Gael or Guader, first Earl of Norfolk circa 1069. The ermine may well refer to Brittany as Ralph was Lord of Gael in that Duchy. |
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Logo flag of North Yorkshire Council |
The White Rose of York on a green ground, representing the green and rural nature of North Yorkshire. |
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7th century (modern form 1951) |
Flag of Northumberland |
Historical flag readopted in 1951 and used officially by the county council, with use permitted to local people as a County Flag. Flies in more than 200 locations across the county.[25] Eight yellow rectangles on a red field, note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold.[26] |
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Flag of Nottinghamshire Council |
Local authority flag. The wave is for River Trent and the oak tree for Sherwood Forest. |
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Flag of Rutland Council |
Local authority flag. A green background strewn with golden acorns, surrounding a central golden horseshoe. |
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Flag of Shropshire Council |
Local authority flag; an inaccurate representation of the Council's arms. The three leopards' faces are known as "the loggerheads". This originates presumably in the practice of carving some such motif on the head of the log used as a battering ram. |
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Flag of Somerset Council |
Local authority flag. A red dragon on a yellow field, bearing a blue mace – a banner of the county arms.[27] |
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Logo flag of South Yorkshire Council |
Former local authority flag. |
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Former South Yorkshire Council |
Flag based on the council's arms. |
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Flag of Staffordshire Council |
Local authority flag. All the devices on the flag come from arms of various Earls of Stafford. The red chevron on gold was the arms of the de Staffords. It is charged with the family's famous Stafford knot badge. |
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Flag of Suffolk Council |
Local authority flag. Coat of arms of Suffolk on a gold background. The main charge in the arms is the sun rising over the sea. Suffolk is the most easterly county in England and thus the first to see the sun rise. The open crowns and crossed arrows refer to Bury St. Edmunds and have been widely used in the arms of Suffolk towns and districts. |
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Flag of Surrey Council |
Local authority flag. Divided into halves, blue and black, with two gold keys representing the Chertsey Abbey, a woolpack on blue and a sprig of oak on black. (a banner of the modern coat of arms of Surrey County Council). |
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Flag of the former Tyne and Wear Council |
Former local authority flag. |
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Flag of Warwickshire Council |
Local authority flag. The bear and staff is the famous badge of the Earls of Warwick. The chief is derived from the arms of the Beauchamp family, Earls of Warwick.. |
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Flag of the former West Midlands Council |
Local authority flag. The flag has two dancetty barrulets interlaced to form a W and M representing the initials of "West Midlands". |
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Flag of West Sussex Council |
Local authority flag. Blue and gold flag with six golden martlets. |
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Logo flag of West Yorkshire Council |
Local authority flag. The two main charges form the letter W and the rose is the symbol for Yorkshire. The flag is divided into five parts which stand for the five districts, as do the petals of the rose. |
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Flag of Worcestershire Council |
The arms show a tree bearing black pears. Black pears appear in the arms of the City of Worcester, and as such have long been considered a county badge. |