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<\/a><\/p>\nOne of only three English counties without a registered flag, the above fox and cinquefoil design is now being promoted by a group in the county including a Facebook page here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The design features several elements or charges long associated with the county, reflecting a rich symbolic history; namely, a red and white serrated or zigzag division, a five petal floral symbol termed a cinquefoil and a running fox.<\/p>\n The red and white divided field was a pattern borne by the de Montfort earls of Leicester, whose family emanated from Normandy. Simon(the younger) de Montfort is ascribed arms in\u00a0the heraldic roll (Roll temp. Henry III) with a shield with a white and red indented division.<\/p>\n As the de Montfort family also used a white lion a red shield, it seems that this\u00a0older set of arms was used to represent the office, the earldom of Leicester. The environs of\u00a0Hinckley came to be strongly associated with this design being termed the \u201cArms of Honour of Hinckley\u201d and it today forms\u00a0part of the badge of Hinckley AFC<\/p>\n The De Montforts also married into the De Beaumont (De Bellomont) family, who bore arms depicting an ermine cinquefoil against a red field<\/p>\n A tile bearing a cinquefoil is also amongst the designs located at the 14th century Saint Mary de Castro church in Leicester.<\/p>\n The red and white and zigzag division and the ermine cinquefoil are all found in the arms of\u00a0Leicestershire County Council.<\/p>\n and the proposed flag retains this traditional pattern but in the horizontal depiction found on the council\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n The De Beaumont cinquefoil appears on the appear sectionhaving been associated with the county since at least 1784 when it appeared on \u2018A New Map Of The Counties Of Leicester And Rutland Drawn From The Latest Authorities\u2019 by Thomas Conder<\/p>\n A cinquefoil also appears on a number of civic arms of towns in the county and on the arms of the local university<\/p>\n Leicestershire is also closely associated with a\u00a0 fox, it is the crest of the council’s arms<\/p>\n and is deployed as\u00a0 a modern logo<\/p>\n Originally marking the county’s status as the home of organised hunting, the device is now proudly and widely used to symbolise Leicestershire itself, superseding the original reference.<\/p>\n Local bodies using a fox include\u00a0the county ambulance service Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Army Cadet Force;<\/p>\n the Women\u2019s Institute<\/p>\n Leicestershire Scouts<\/p>\n the county cricket team<\/p>\n , which, pointedly, is named \u201cLeicestershire Foxes\u201d<\/p>\n The local golf union<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the county rugby association;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n squash<\/p>\n badminton;<\/p>\n tennis\u00a0 and bowls<\/p>\n teams.<\/p>\n Leicestershire\u2019s distinct cinquefoil and fox emblems are presently found in combination on the badge of Leicester Football Club<\/p>\n the emblem of the county police force<\/p>\n and the insignia of the county\u2019s Amateur Swimming Association<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The combination of fox and cinquefoil on the flag thus continues a recognised county theme, in a simply constructed and locally meaningful design.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n The flag is seen here with a local military re-enactment group.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The flag is promoted here\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeicestershireFlag\/<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of only three English counties without a registered flag, the above fox and cinquefoil design is now being promoted by a group in the county including a Facebook page here\u00a0 The design features several elements or charges long associated with the county, reflecting … Continue reading <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n