Difference between revisions of "Flag of Oxfordshire"
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| − | + | The flag is named the 'St Frideswide Cross', honouring a local saint. The green background represents the fields and woodlands of the county; the blue symbolises the River Thames. It was designed by Edward Keene and Michael Garber of the Oxfordshire Association, in conjunction with the Flag Institute’s Graham Bartram. The flag has been flown above the Department for Communities and Local Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1874188|author=Department for Communities and Local Government|title=Oxfordshire flag flies at Department for Communities and Local Government|date=28 March 2011|accessdate=05 March 2012}}</ref> | |
| − | The flag is named the 'St Frideswide Cross', honouring a local saint. The green background represents the fields and woodlands of the county; the blue symbolises the River Thames. It was designed by Edward Keene and Michael Garber of the Oxfordshire Association, in conjunction with the Flag Institute’s Graham Bartram. The flag has been flown above the Department for Communities and Local Government. | + | |
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| − | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1874188|author=Department for Communities and Local Government|title=Oxfordshire flag flies at Department for Communities and Local Government|date=28 March 2011|accessdate=05 March 2012}}</ref> | + | |
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 7 March 2012
| Flag of Oxfordshire | |
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| Name | St Frideswide Cross |
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Adopted | Not yet adopted |
| Design | Quarterly vert and azure a cross argent |
| Designed by | The Oxfordshire Association |
The Oxfordshire flag is the proposed flag of the county of Oxford . It has not yet been registered with the Flag Institute.[1]
Contents
Design
The flag is named the 'St Frideswide Cross', honouring a local saint. The green background represents the fields and woodlands of the county; the blue symbolises the River Thames. It was designed by Edward Keene and Michael Garber of the Oxfordshire Association, in conjunction with the Flag Institute’s Graham Bartram. The flag has been flown above the Department for Communities and Local Government.[2]
Outside links
References
- ↑ Association of British Counties. "County flag proposals". http://www.abcounties.co.uk/counties/county-flags/county-flag-proposals?showall=1. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ↑ Department for Communities and Local Government (28 March 2011). "Oxfordshire flag flies at Department for Communities and Local Government". http://http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1874188. Retrieved 05 March 2012.
| Proposals for county flags in the United Kingdom |
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Brecknockshire • Cardiganshire • Montgomeryshire • Radnorshire |
