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Author Archives: vexilo
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire’s (Hunts) flag was registered in 2009. This followed an enthusiastic campaign promoting the design by The Huntingdonshire Society, at whose request it was eventually registered. The society pursued extensive local consultation which elicited several alternative ideas, featured in a … Continue reading
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Dorset
Dorset’s vibrant and cheery flag was registered in 2008 (September 16th) as the winner of a competition to select a flag for the county, set up by the local council in cooperation with the Flag Institute. This followed a campaign … Continue reading
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Shropshire
The flag of Shropshire (Salop) was registered in March 2012, The flag is a banner of the arms of the local county council, which were awarded in 1895. These arms, are themselves derived from the arms of the county town, … Continue reading
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Yorkshire – West Riding
The flag of the West Riding of Yorkshire was registered on May 23rd 2013. It was created by Michael Faul, a foremost British vexillologist and was the winning entry in a competition organised by Yorkshire resident and adventurer Andy Strangeway … Continue reading
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Essex
Essex’s fearsome flag was included on the registry from its inception, in the early years of the 21st century. The three white seaxes (short Saxon swords) with gold pommels on a red field were the arms ascribed to the ancient kingdom … Continue reading
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Yorkshire
The flag of Yorkshire was registered in 2008. It bears a white rose which has long been associated with the county. The white rose, also known as the “rose alba” or “rose argent”, was originally the symbol of the House … Continue reading
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Yorkshire – North Riding
The flag of the North Riding was the winner in a public competition, one of six designs selected by a panel of judges for a final public vote. It was revealed for the first time on May 4th 2013 … Continue reading
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Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire’s flag was registered on May 20th 2011. It is described as a “traditional flag” on the Flag Registry with references to the swan emblem dating back to Anglo-Saxon times when Buckinghamshire was known for breeding swans for the king … Continue reading
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Yorkshire – East Riding
The term “riding” originally a “thriding” is derived from the old Norse “thrithjungr” meaning a third part and is a legacy of the Viking settlement of Yorkshire in the ninth century. Yorkshire’s vast size meant that its three divisions of … Continue reading
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Sussex
Sussex is one of the counties which appears to suffer most from an identity crisis. Originating as an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the county was first recorded by name in 692. Always a single entity, Sussex has, however, been divided administratively since … Continue reading
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