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Worcestershire Flag
The flag of Worcestershire was registered on April 8th 2013. It was designed by county resident Elaine Truby and was the winning entry in the county flag competition held by BBC Hereford and Worcester. The flag features three of the county’s … Continue reading
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Shetland
Shetland and its sister archipelago of Orkney, share with Cornwall a status more akin to an assimilated territory than a straightforward county and in spite of over 500 years of Scottish and British rule, its culture remains eminently Scandinavian. This is … Continue reading
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Cheshire
The flag of Cheshire was registered by the Flag Institute on April 10th 2013, following a request by the Historic Counties Trust and after receipt of expressions of support for its registration from a number of countywide bodies. The three … Continue reading
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Mercia
The Mercian flag was added to the Flag Registry in November 2014, as the traditional emblem of the former Anglo-Saxon kingdom and modern region. The earliest reference to the design is to be found in John Speed’s 1610/11 atlas of … Continue reading
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Cornwall
Cornwall’s flag, the Cross of Saint Piran or Saint Piran’s flag, which was included on the registry from its creation, doesn’t really fit into the broad categories of county flag types (as outlined in our ‘About‘ section, under ‘Types Of … Continue reading
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Caernarfonshire
The flag of Caernarfonshire was registered in March 2012 following extensive research into its history by the Association of British Counties. Whilst the link between the emblem of three golden eagles on a green field and the county of Caernarfonshire … Continue reading
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Cumberland
The Cumberland Flag was officially registered on December 13th 2012, becoming the 26th British county flag. The design is a re-working of the banner of arms of the former Cumberland County Council, granted in 1950. The pattern symbolises the coastline … Continue reading
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