The Hertfordshire flag is a banner of the council arms, originally designed by the College of Arms. Released to the public in 2008, it incorporates eight white and blue wavy lines representing the many rivers in the county. The design was then registered by the Flag Institute In … Continue reading
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Wiltshire
The flag of Wiltshire features green and white stripes as found in the local council’s arms representing the green of the downs over their chalk underlay. The stripes bend downwards to a central point. At the centre of the design is a great bustard a … Continue reading
Gloucestershire
The “Severn Cross”, was the winner of a competition initiated by the county’s Sheriff to commemorate a millennium of the county’s existence. The flag comprises a cross of mid-blue, fimbriated (outlined) in cream (also described as a pale yellow), against an “apple green” background. It … Continue reading
Devon
The popularity of Cornwall’s flag spurred a move in 2002 in neighbouring Devon to have one of their own. A public competition was held through the BBC, the winning design, created by Ryan R. Sealey, being a black edged white cross on a green field. … Continue reading
Essex
Three white seaxes (short Saxon swords) on a red field were the arms ascribed in the later mediaeval period to the ancient Saxon kingdom of Essex. This emblem has been associated with the county for centuries and long before the establishment of local government. The … Continue reading
Surrey
As with many county emblems, the Surrey checks originated with local aristocracy – in this case the de Warenne family, themselves originally from Normandy. This was the first dynasty to hold the Earldom of Surrey after its creation by William I in 1088AD. The de … Continue reading
Pembrokeshire
The Pembrokeshire flag was conceived in 1974 by local councillors Peter Stock, Dewi Pritchard, Jim Brock and Marjorie Jacobs, when the accursed local government act appeared to have wiped the county from the map. The flag was defiantly designed and raised to announce that the … Continue reading
Yorkshire
Yorkshire’s flag was promoted by the Yorkshire Ridings Society for several years as the county flag, having first appeared in the 1960s. It was registered by the Flag Institute on 29 July 2008 at the request of the Yorkshire Ridings Society. The White Rose has … Continue reading
Orkney
Orkney’s flag received was approved in 2007. For a few decades a flag for Orkney named the The Cross of Saint Magnus, using the colours of the Scottish royal standard in Scandinavian form, a red offset cross on a yellow field, was used. This was ruled … Continue reading