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More than twenty [[Counties of the United Kingdom|British counties]] now have flags registered with the [[Flag Institute]]. For those currently flagless shires a number of proposed designs are available.  
More than twenty [[Counties of the United Kingdom|British counties]] now have flags registered with the [[Flag Institute]]. For those currently flagless shires a number of proposed designs are available.  
==Types of flag==
==Types of flag==
Such proposals as currently exist, generally feature charges, symbols or motifs that hold a distinct local pedigree and are therefore obvious candidates for registration as the flag of any respective county. In certain cases a design may recall an ancient attribution or association and be presented without further amendment, an example of this was the proposed [[Flag of Caernarfonshire]] (now successfully registered). Other designs include a locally meaningful charge in a novel pattern. Examples of this are the proposed[[ Flag of Northamptonshire]] and [[Flag of Staffordshire]] A third category is the straightforward banner of arms used by a local county council, the proposed [[Flag of Cumberland]] and [[Flag of Cheshire]] being examples. Finally, a fourth type is an entirely novel design such as the proposed [[Flag of Oxfordshire]].
Such proposals as currently exist, generally feature charges, symbols or motifs that hold a distinct local pedigree and are therefore obvious candidates for registration as the flag of any respective county. In certain cases a design may recall an ancient attribution or association and be presented without further amendment, an example of this was the proposed [[Flag of Caernarfonshire]] (now successfully registered). Other designs include a locally meaningful charge in a novel pattern. Examples of this are the proposed[[ Flag of Northamptonshire]] and [[Flag of Staffordshire]] A third category is the straightforward banner of arms used by a local county council, the recently registered [[Flag of Cumberland]] and proposed [[Flag of Cheshire]] being examples. Finally, a fourth type is an entirely novel design such as the proposed [[Flag of Oxfordshire]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:11, 13 December 2012

More than twenty British counties now have flags registered with the Flag Institute. For those currently flagless shires a number of proposed designs are available.

Types of flag

Such proposals as currently exist, generally feature charges, symbols or motifs that hold a distinct local pedigree and are therefore obvious candidates for registration as the flag of any respective county. In certain cases a design may recall an ancient attribution or association and be presented without further amendment, an example of this was the proposed Flag of Caernarfonshire (now successfully registered). Other designs include a locally meaningful charge in a novel pattern. Examples of this are the proposedFlag of Northamptonshire and Flag of Staffordshire A third category is the straightforward banner of arms used by a local county council, the recently registered Flag of Cumberland and proposed Flag of Cheshire being examples. Finally, a fourth type is an entirely novel design such as the proposed Flag of Oxfordshire.

See also

References

http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals

Proposals for county flags in the United Kingdom

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