Flag of Middlesex

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Middlesex
Banner of arms of Middlesex County Council
Proportion3:5
Adopted1909
DesignGold crown and three short notched seaxes on a red background
Designed byTraditional

The flag of Middlesex is the flag of the English county of Middlesex. It is the traditional flag of Middlesex, the historic county that forms the central and north-west parts of Greater London.[1] This traditional design is included in the Flag Institute's registry of local flags as the Middlesex Flag.[1]

On Middlesex Day (16 May) in 2022, the Middlesex Flag became the first county flag to fly over 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

Flag design

The flag is a banner of the arms of the former

Anglo-Saxon Seaxes had been used traditionally as a local badge in Middlesex and neighbouring Essex
for centuries.

The pantone colours for the flag are:[1]

  • Red 485
  • White
  • Yellow 116

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