The Flag Institute has today added the flag of Suffolk to its registry. 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 a subsequent request for its registration by twenty-one county organisations.
Edmund, the last King of East Anglia, was reportedly murdered by the Danes in the year 870, his traditional arms
reflect his kingship and the manner of his death.
The emblem is found across the county and is much used by organisations across it, including Framlingham College;
Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History;
he towns of Beccles;
and Southwold;
the county’s carpet bowls association;
a local branch of the Women’s Institute;
and the local school’s athletic association
who also displays a banner with the device
The device can be found on old county maps
appeared on M.R. James’s 1930 guide to Norfolk and Suffolk
and is much used by Suffolk Scouts
Saint Edmundsbury Cathedral promoted the county day with a map of Suffolk in the colours and theme of the Saint Edmund arms
on the day itself, it was seen in use by the Ipswich Building Society
The Saint Edmund banner has also been deployed by fans of Stowmarket Town
Acknowledging this widespread usage of the Saint Edmund banner, the Flag Institute agreed to register the reworked design
