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[[File: | [[File:Cumberland Brit Isles Sect 3.svg|thumb|220px|Cumberland]] | ||
[[File:Cumberland1.jpg|thumb|The newly registered county flag of Cumberland in flight at Beacon Edge]] | [[File:Cumberland1.jpg|thumb|The newly registered county flag of Cumberland in flight at Beacon Edge]] | ||
[[File:StMichaelsFlag.png|thumb|The Cumberland flag flying from Saint Michael's church in Workington.]] | [[File:StMichaelsFlag.png|thumb|The Cumberland flag flying from Saint Michael's church in Workington.]] | ||
The '''Cumberland flag''' is the flag of the county of [[Cumberland]] | The '''Cumberland flag''' is the flag of the county of [[Cumberland]], registered with the [[Flag Institute]] on 13 December 2012. <ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals?showall=1|author=Association of British Counties|title=County flag proposals|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref> | ||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The flag derives from the arms of the former Cumberland | The flag derives from the arms of the former Cumberland Council. The design represents some of the county's natural features; at the top are the white Parnassus flowers (Cumberlands [[county flowers|county flower]]) which grow on the marshy uplands, the green upper field, while at the base the wavy blue and white stripes symbolise the county's rivers, lakes and seaboard. The illustration is by Philip Tibbetts. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*[http://ukflagregistry.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cumberland Flag Institute registration particulars] | |||
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cumberland-Flag/451826751524882/ Cumberland Flag Facebook Page] | *[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cumberland-Flag/451826751524882/ Cumberland Flag Facebook Page] | ||
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The Cumberland flag is the flag of the county of Cumberland, registered with the Flag Institute on 13 December 2012. [1]
Design
The flag derives from the arms of the former Cumberland Council. The design represents some of the county's natural features; at the top are the white Parnassus flowers (Cumberlands county flower) which grow on the marshy uplands, the green upper field, while at the base the wavy blue and white stripes symbolise the county's rivers, lakes and seaboard. The illustration is by Philip Tibbetts.
Outside links
References
- ↑ Association of British Counties. "County flag proposals". http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals?showall=1. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
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