The county of Sutherland conducted its flag competition in September 2017. The county is now set to become the fifth of thirty-four Scottish counties to secure its own distinct flag and the third mainland county to do so, following its neighbour Caithness in January 2016 … Continue reading →

The flag of Suffolk is a banner of the traditional arms of Saint Edmund, the county’s patron saint. the Flag Institute agreed to register the design in September 2017, following its display by Suffolk County Council on the inaugural “Suffolk Day”, June 21st 2017 and … Continue reading →

The Flag Institute agreed to register Oxfordshire’s flag in May 2017 but only finalised a design which it deemed satisfactory on October 9th 2017. The original registration request was submitted in February 2017. The design of white wavy stripes representing the River Thames, against background … Continue reading →

Warwickshire’s flag was registered in August 2016 following a campaign to see the county acquire a registered flag, which gained the support of a dozen county organisations and the sanction of the county’s Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff. The bear and ragged staff have long been associated … Continue reading →

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. The competition was organised by adventurer and campaigner Andy Strangeway in … Continue reading →

Whilst the county of Bedfordshire has no long standing symbolic tradition, a coat of arms was created for the county council in 1951 which combines the three escallops or shells on a black field from the arms of the Russells, Dukes of Bedford with the … Continue reading →

A Horseshoe has been used to represent the county of Rutland since at least 1784 when the emblem appeared on “A New Map of the Counties of Leicester & Rutland, Drawn from the Latest Authorities” by Thomas Conder, 1784     It seem likely that … Continue reading →

The Herefordshire flag was the winner of a 2019 county flag competition and was revealed at a ceremony at Hereford Cathedral    on November 2nd, It was designed by vexillographer Jason Saber. The flag reworks the the coat of arms awarded to Herefordshire County Council … Continue reading →

The flag of Caithness was registered on January 26th 2016 following  a ceremony held at New Caithness House, Wick, where it was revealed as the winner of the competititon held to select a flag for the county. The competition had been held in early 2015. The winning design … Continue reading →