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Norfolk’s flag is the armorial banner of the arms attributed to the first Earl of Norfolk Ralph (Ranulph) de Gael (de Guader). This 12th century design has been associated with the county ever since, appearing on maps and books and of course forming the basis of the county council arms awarded in 1904. In 2014 a campaign to see this anciently linked, traditional emblem of the county, was led by Norfolk native, Dominic Victor Maverick Smith. The design was already in use amongst local sailing associations and had been adpted for their own set of arms by the county heraldry society. Having secured the support of such prestigious organisations a sthe norfolk Borads Authority and the Norfolk Family History Society this tradtional flag of the ocunty was duly registered by the Flag Institute on September 11th 2014.
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The '''Norfolk flag''' is the flag of the '''County of [[Norfolk]]''' It was registered with the [[Flag Institute]] on 11 September 2014.<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==
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Norfolk’s flag is the armorial banner of the arms attributed to the first Earl of Norfolk Ralph (Ranulph) de Gael (de Guader). This 12th century design has been associated with the county ever since, appearing on maps and books and of course forming the basis of the county council arms awarded in 1904. In 2014 a campaign to see this anciently linked, traditional emblem of the county, was led by Norfolk native, Dominic Victor Maverick Smith. The design was already in use amongst local sailing associations and had been adpted for their own set of arms by the county heraldry society. Having secured the support of such prestigious organisations a sthe norfolk Broads Authority and the Norfolk Family History Society this tradtional flag of the county was duly registered by the Flag Institute on September 11th 2014.
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==Outside links==
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*[http://flaginstitute.org/ Flag Institute]
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{{County flags of the United Kingdom|Norfolk}}
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[[Category:Norfolk]]

Revision as of 10:34, 14 September 2014

Flag of Norfolk
Flag of Norfolk.svg
Proportion 3:5
Adopted 11 September 2014
Norfolk

The Norfolk flag is the flag of the County of Norfolk It was registered with the Flag Institute on 11 September 2014.[1]

Design

Norfolk’s flag is the armorial banner of the arms attributed to the first Earl of Norfolk Ralph (Ranulph) de Gael (de Guader). This 12th century design has been associated with the county ever since, appearing on maps and books and of course forming the basis of the county council arms awarded in 1904. In 2014 a campaign to see this anciently linked, traditional emblem of the county, was led by Norfolk native, Dominic Victor Maverick Smith. The design was already in use amongst local sailing associations and had been adpted for their own set of arms by the county heraldry society. Having secured the support of such prestigious organisations a sthe norfolk Broads Authority and the Norfolk Family History Society this tradtional flag of the county was duly registered by the Flag Institute on September 11th 2014.

Outside links

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  1. Association of British Counties. "County flag proposals". http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals?showall=1. Retrieved 13 January 2012.