County day

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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
Cornwall (St Piran's Day) 5 March c 1900 (Cornwall) 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

Middlesex Day 16 May c 2003 The Battle of Albuhera, 1811[2]
Sussex Day (St Richard's Day) 16 June 2007 Feast day of St Richard of Chichester.

Created by local activists and adopted by local councils[3]

Yorkshire Day 1 August 1975 The Battle of Minden (1759).

Created by the Yorkshire Ridings Society

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