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Northumbria
The 7th century King and Saint, Oswald, founded the kingdom of Northumbria by merging his domain of Bernicia with its southern neighbour Deira. The Venerable Bede, England’s first historian, writing in his “Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum” describes Oswald’s tomb where … Continue reading
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Cambridgeshire
The Cambridgeshire flag was created by Brady Ells and registered on February 1st 2015, the day it was announced as the winning design in a competition held to select a flag for the county, which had been organised by adventurer … Continue reading
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Merioneth
The unusual and rather striking flag of Meirionydd (Merioneth/Merionethshire) was registered on January 2nd 2015 as a traditional design. It is an adaptation of the seal used by the former Merionethshire County Council This in turn derived from the description … Continue reading
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Cambridgeshire Flag – Voting Commences
The public vote for the Cambridgeshire Flag competition has now commenced and will close at 18.00 on Wednesday 31 December. Design A The wavy light blue stripe represents the river Cam/Granta; it is crossed by a vertical dark blue stripe … Continue reading
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Surrey
The Surrey flag was registered as a traditional design, on September 11th 2014. The flag is a banner of the arms used by the family of William de Warenne, first Earl of Surrey, which has enjoyed a long association with … Continue reading
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Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire’s flag was registered on September 11th 2014 following a campaign led by county native Luke Blackstaffe of the Friends of Bedfordshire Society. The design is a slightly modified version of the banner of the arms of the former Bedfordshire … Continue reading
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Northamptonshire
The flag of Northamptonshire was the winning entry in a competition held in 2014 by the local county council, in conjunction with the Flag Institute, to select a flag for the county. The winning design was unveiled at a ceremony … Continue reading
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Norfolk
The flag of Norfolk was registered on September 11th 2014 as a traditional county flag, following a campaign by Norfolk native Dominic Victor Maverick Smith to secure recognition of the historic emblem of the county. The design is a banner … Continue reading
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Northamptonshire Day
Northamptonshire Day is October 25th – the feast day of Saint Crispin The county is famously a centre of the shoe making industry and Saint Crispin is the patron saint of cobblers, or shoemakers A traditional fayre is held in … Continue reading
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Historic County Flags Day
County Flags Day is a celebration of the nation’s historic counties through the flying of flags. The inaugural “County Flags Day” was Wednesday, 23rd July, 2014. This date was chosen because it is the anniversary of the creation of the flag … Continue reading
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British County Flags 