Flag of Warwickshire
Proportion | 3:5 |
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Adopted | 15 August 2016 |
Design | A white bear and white ragged staff centred on a red field |
Designed by | Traditional |
The Warwickshire flag is the flag of the historic county of Warwickshire in England. It was registered with the Flag Institute in August 2016. The flag was registered as a result of a campaign that secured the support of a dozen county organisations plus the sanction of both the Lord Lieutenant and the High Sheriff.[1]
Design
The design features the traditional
The current holders of the title of Earl of Warwick, the Greville family, were granted the symbol of their predecessors, a "bear erect argent, muzzled gules, supporting a ragged staff of the first", shortly after being given the title in 1759. This crest is still used by the earls today. Over the centuries, however, the design has also become associated with the wider county. For example, the 1st Warwickshire Militia regiment, first raised in 1759, used the symbol. Many other organisations in the county followed in adopting the bear and ragged staff, including
References
- ^ a b "Warwickshire Flag". Flag Institute. August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ a b "The Bear and the Ragged Staff" (PDF). Heritage & Culture Warwickshire. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Speed, John; Nicolson, Nigel; Hawkyard, Alasdair (1988). The Counties of Britain: A Tudor Atlas by John Speed. London: Pavilion Books. pp. 178–179.
- ^ "Warwickshire's new flag". Association of British Counties. October 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.