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| + | | Name = Hampshire | ||
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[[File:Hampshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Hampshire]] | [[File:Hampshire Brit Isles Sect 5.svg|thumb|220px|Hampshire]] | ||
| − | [[File:Hantsphoto.jpg|thumb|A photo of | + | [[File:Hantsphoto.jpg|thumb|A photo of a proposed flag.]] |
| − | [[File:Hants_highest..jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:Hants_highest..jpg|thumb|A proposed flag displayed near the highest point of Hampshire, Walbury Hill. |
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| − | The '''Hampshire flag''' | + | [[File:A photo of one of the proposed Hampshire flags.jpg|thumb|The green, white and blue Rose and Crown flag by the Hampshire border.]] |
| + | [[File:A photo of the proposed Hampshire Hog flag.jpg|thumb|The red and gold Hampshire Hog flag being flown in the New Forest.]] | ||
| + | The '''Hampshire flag''' refers to a number of proposed flags of the [[Hampshire|county of Southampton]]. It has not yet been registered with the [[Flag Institute]].<ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=http://abcounties.com/flags/2012/01/01/hampshire/|author=Association of British Counties|title=County flag proposals|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref> | ||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
| − | + | There are a number of proposed flags. | |
| + | The first retains the rose and crown pattern used in the county for several centuries in various guises. In 1992 the local county council received a formal grant of arms that included a gold royal crown on a red field, over a red Tudor rose on a gold field. Wishing to include a reference to the county's association with the era of Alfred the Great and his capital of Winchester, the group seeking to establish a flag for the county adopted this proposal from Jason Saber which replaces the "royal crown" with a specifically Saxon crown. Such a crown also appears in the full achievement of arms used by the council, symbolising exactly the same Alfredian legacy as intended in this proposed flag. | ||
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| + | A second proposal by Mike Jacobs also has the rose and crown pattern but this time with a Hampshire variation of the red and white Tudor rose. The green background represents the Downs, the blue represents The Solent, and the white stripe represents the ubiquitous chalk. | ||
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| + | A third proposal (also from Mike Jacobs) displays a Hampshire hog (a term used to describe Hampshire folk). The red and gold colours signify Hampshire's Wessex connections. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
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*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hampshire-Flag/148058315336078/ Hampshire Flag Facebook Page] | *[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hampshire-Flag/148058315336078/ Hampshire Flag Facebook Page] | ||
*[http://flaginstitute.org/ Flag Institute] | *[http://flaginstitute.org/ Flag Institute] | ||
| + | *[http://britishcountyflags.wordpress.com/2016/11/11/a-flag-for-hampshire/ Hampshire flag proposals from British County FLags] | ||
| + | *[http://www.facebook.com/FlagHampshire/ A different Hampshire Flag Facebook Page] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:27, 30 June 2017
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The Hampshire flag refers to a number of proposed flags of the county of Southampton. It has not yet been registered with the Flag Institute.[1]
Contents
Design
There are a number of proposed flags. The first retains the rose and crown pattern used in the county for several centuries in various guises. In 1992 the local county council received a formal grant of arms that included a gold royal crown on a red field, over a red Tudor rose on a gold field. Wishing to include a reference to the county's association with the era of Alfred the Great and his capital of Winchester, the group seeking to establish a flag for the county adopted this proposal from Jason Saber which replaces the "royal crown" with a specifically Saxon crown. Such a crown also appears in the full achievement of arms used by the council, symbolising exactly the same Alfredian legacy as intended in this proposed flag.
A second proposal by Mike Jacobs also has the rose and crown pattern but this time with a Hampshire variation of the red and white Tudor rose. The green background represents the Downs, the blue represents The Solent, and the white stripe represents the ubiquitous chalk.
A third proposal (also from Mike Jacobs) displays a Hampshire hog (a term used to describe Hampshire folk). The red and gold colours signify Hampshire's Wessex connections.
Outside links
- Hampshire Association blog
- Hampshire Flag Facebook Page
- Flag Institute
- Hampshire flag proposals from British County FLags
- A different Hampshire Flag Facebook Page
References
- ↑ Association of British Counties. "County flag proposals". http://abcounties.com/flags/2012/01/01/hampshire/. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
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