England, Flags
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[send private message] and England Project WikiTree [send private message]For the flags of other countries which are geographically related to England, see:
- Wales: Governmental Units and Cities of Wales | Template:Wales Sticker
- Scotland: Scotland Project Templates, Stickers and Images | Graphics for Scotland | Scotland Graphics
- Ireland: Ireland Flags
- Channel Islands Jersey: pre 1981 and post 1981
- Isle of Man: link to usable image
National flag of England and composites which contain the National flag of England
| Flag Image | Image File | Description |
| WikiTree-57.png | England: St George Cross. Ancient flag |
| Flags-2.gif | Union Flag 1606-1801. Symbolises the political union of England (St George cross), Scotland (St Andrew saltire) and Wales (no flag element). |
| Flags-3.jpg | Union Flag 1801 to date. Symbolises the political union of England (St George cross), Scotland (St Andrew saltire), Wales (no flag element) and Ireland (St Patrick cross, a red on white saltire) |
The 39 Historic English Counties and the Cities of London and Bristol
Most of the Historic Counties of England did not have a flag until the late 20th century/early 21st century. None of these modern flags replace an ancient flag. All the following official flags are registered with The Flag Institute (UK)
The City of London and City of Bristol historically have not been situated within a county and have stickers reflecting this.
The images for the County of London (1889-1965) and Greater London (1965 to date) may be used when a location in one of the historic counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent was incorporated into the expanding London conurbation.
To use these city and county flags in the "Born in ... " stickers, this page explains the formatting for the template you should use: Template:England_Sticker
| Flag Image | Image File | Description |
| Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-8.png | Bedfordshire (flag adopted 2014) |
| Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-9.png | Berkshire (adopted 2017) |
| UK_Flags-5.jpg | City and County of Bristol (Badge of the City, no flag yet) |
| UK_Flags-2.png | Buckinghamshire (historic flag) |
| UK_Flags-42.png | Cambridgeshire (adopted 2015) |
| Maria_s_Photobox-8.png | Cheshire (historic flag) |
| Flags-30.png | Cornwall (St. Piran's Cross) (Pre-1838) |
| UK_Flags-6.png | County Durham (adopted 2013) |
| UK_Flags-3.png | Cumberland (adopted 2012) |
| UK_Flags-4.png | Derbyshire (adopted 2006) |
| UK_Flags-5.png | Devon (adopted 2003) |
| For Durham, see County Durham | ||
| UK_Flags-7.png | Dorset (Saint Wite's Cross) (adopted 2008) |
| UK_Flags-8.png | Essex (historic flag) |
| UK_Flags-9.png | Gloucestershire (adopted 2008) |
| UK_Flags-41.png | Hampshire (adopted 2019) |
| UK_Flags-40.png | Herefordshire (adopted 2019) |
| Hertfordshire_Resources.png | Hertfordshire (1925, adopted by County 2008) |
| UK_Flags-10.png | Huntingdonshire (adopted 2009) |
| UK_Flags-11.png | Kent (historic flag) |
| UK_Flags-12.png | Lancashire (adopted 2008) |
| UK_Flags-46.png | Leicestershire (adopted July 2021 - the final county to adopt a flag) |
| UK_Flags-13.png | Lincolnshire (adopted 2005) |
| Flags-48.png | City of London (Historic flag) The City is separate from the County of London and Greater London |
| England_Flags-3.png | (County of) London (in existence 1889-1965) This is the badge of the County, it did not have a county flag. |
| England_Flags.png | Greater London (1965 to date) |
| UK_Flags-14.png | Middlesex (historic flag) abolished as a county in 1965 |
| Blake-621.png | Norfolk (adopted 2014) |
| Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-29.png | Northamptonshire (adopted 2014) |
| UK_Flags-15.png | Northumberland (adopted 1951) |
| UK_Flags-16.png | Nottinghamshire (adopted 2011) |
| Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-32.png | Oxfordshire (adopted 2017) |
| Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-33.png | Rutland (adopted 1997) |
| UK_Flags-17.png | Shropshire (adopted 2013) |
| UK_Flags-18.png | Somerset (adopted 2013) |
| UK_Flags-35.png | Staffordshire (adopted 2016) |
| Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-37.png | Suffolk (adopted 2017) |
| Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-38.png | Surrey (historic flag) |
| UK_Flags-19.png | Sussex (historic flag, adopted 2011) |
| Susie_s_Resource_Bucket-40.png | Warwickshire (adopted 2016) |
| UK_Flags-21.png | Westmorland (adopted 1926) |
| UK_Flags-22.png | Wiltshire (adopted 2009) |
| UK_Flags-36.png | Worcestershire (adopted 2013) |
| UK_Flags-23.png | Yorkshire (adopted 2008) |
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I'm looking for the Isle of Axholme flag which is a part of the County of Lincolnshire. Are there any plans to introduce it and other flags for below county level areas/regions?
I'm looking to use the flag of Jersey. Has it been added somewhere?
As Jersey isn't part of the UK, I hadn't planned to add it on this page. Let me check if there is an official Wikitree upload already. I'll reply to you privately if I find it.
Jo
Bad me - I truly thought Jersey was a part of the UK although I knew it was not part of England. Before I saw your posting I found the page to upload to and I added the flags I was after. These have the names UK_Flags-43.png and UK_Flags-44.png respectively. If you want I guess I can remove them. GD
According to the Flag Institute, the flag of Northumberland should be used for all of the historic county of Northumberland including the City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
This is the flag of Shetland: https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/shetland-flag/ It was only adopted a few decades ago, but its design alludes to Shetland's long history (it was designed for the 500-year anniversary of the transfer of Shetland from Norway to Scotland).
So, should I use this flag for my migrating ancestors from Shetland to New Zealand? Or should I use the Scottish flag instead, since the Shetland flag was not yet in use when they migrated?
Thanks!