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The Northumberland flag is the flag of the
historic county of
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
and the
banner of arms
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The term is derived from the terminology of hera ...
for
Northumberland County Council. The shield of arms is in turn based on the arms medieval heralds had attributed to the
Kingdom of Bernicia
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The Anglian territory of Bernicia was ap ...
(which the first County Council used until it received a regular grant of arms). The Bernician arms were fictional but inspired by
Bede's brief description of a flag used on the tomb of
St Oswald in the 7th century.
The arms of the county council were granted in 1951, and the banner of those arms were registered by the
Flag Institute
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as the flag of Northumberland in 1995.
Despite a spokesman for the county council saying in 2000 that the "flag should only be rightfully flown within the present administrative County of Northumberland",
the Flag Institute's registration description explicitly says that the flag is for the
historic county of Northumberland, which contains the part of
Tyne and Wear
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north of the Tyne, and so includes
Newcastle upon Tyne
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,
Tynemouth,
Wallsend
Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies east of Newcastle upon Tyne.
History Roman Wallsend
In Roman times, this was the site of the fort of Segedunum. This f ...
and
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay is a seaside town in the North Tyneside borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It formerly governed as part of Northumberland and has been part of Tyne and Wear since 1974. It is part of the wider Tyneside built-up area, being around e ...
amongst other places.
The flag should be properly flown such that the upper
hoist and lower fly are the corners that are
golden
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Golden may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
*Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall
* Golden Cap, Dorset
*Golden Square, Soho, London
*Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershi ...
, and the lower hoist and upper fly are the corners that are
red
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.
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Flag design
The
Pantone
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colours for the flag are:
* Red 485
* Yellow 109
See also
Northern Independence
Northern England devolution is the broad term used to describe the wish for devolved governmental powers that would give more autonomy to the Northern Counties (those northern parts of England in the North–South divide in the United Kingdom).
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References
External links
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Flag Institute registration particulars
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Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...