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| [[Caernarfonshire]] Day | |||
| {{sort|11/28|28 November}} | |||
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| Death of Owain Gwynedd | |||
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| [[Cornwall]] (St Piran's Day) | | [[Cornwall]] (St Piran's Day) | ||
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| The feast day of St Cadoc<ref>[http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/ai1ec_event/st-cadocs-day Flag Institute - Monmouthshire – St. Cadoc’s Day (County Day)]</ref> | | The feast day of St Cadoc<ref>[http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/ai1ec_event/st-cadocs-day Flag Institute - Monmouthshire – St. Cadoc’s Day (County Day)]</ref> | ||
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| [[Northamptonshire]] Day | |||
| {{sort|10/26|25 October}} | |||
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| St Crispin's Day | |||
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| [[Essex]] Day | |||
| {{sort|10/25|26 October}} | |||
| n/a | |||
| St Cedd's Day | |||
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| [[Sussex]] Day (St Richard's Day) | | [[Sussex]] Day (St Richard's Day) | ||
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Revision as of 10:54, 19 October 2017
A County day is a day on which a particular county may be celebrated. In particular it is a day on which to celebrate the cultural heritage of the County. These are relatively recent observances, and few counties have established county days.
A County Day may be established with a view to celebrate the County generally or out of a desire to protect heritage being lost, and there is no one way to mark the day. County days are often selected to coincide with the observance of a Saint's Day from the church calendar or another date which has some local significance.
| County | Date | First observed | Origin |
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| Caernarfonshire Day | 28 November | n/a | Death of Owain Gwynedd |
| Cornwall (St Piran's Day) | 5 March | 1900 (approx.) | Previously a local holiday, revived in later years |
| Huntingdonshire Day | 25 April | 2002 | Oliver Cromwell's birthday.
Founded by the Huntingdonshire Society[1] |
| Lancashire Day | 27 November | 1996 | The date on which the first members were summoned to Parliament from the county.
Created by The Friends of Real Lancashire |
| Somerset Day | 11 May | 2015 | Battle of Eddington |
| Middlesex Day | 16 May | 2003 (approx.) | The Battle of Albuhera, 1811[2] |
| Monmouthshire Day | 25 September | 2013 | The feast day of St Cadoc[3] |
| Northamptonshire Day | 25 October | n/a | St Crispin's Day |
| Essex Day | 26 October | n/a | St Cedd's Day |
| Sussex Day (St Richard's Day) | 16 June | 2007 | Feast day of St Richard of Chichester.
Created by Sussex First and adopted by local councils[4] |
| Yorkshire Day | 1 August | 1975 | The Battle of Minden (1759).
Created by the Yorkshire Ridings Society |