Flag of Norfolk

Norfolk


Proportion	3:5
Adopted	11 September 2014
Designed by	Traditional

The flag of Norfolk is the flag of the English county of Norfolk.

Flag design

The flag is a banner of the arms attributed to the first Earl of Norfolk Ralph de Gael. This 12th-century design has been associated with the county ever since, appearing on maps and books and of course forming the basis of the county council arms awarded in 1904. It is thought that the ermine bend (the diagonal stripe from top left to bottom right) found in the design may well have been a reference to Brittany, where Ralph was Lord of Gael and ermine is a common local emblem, which also features on the Breton flag. This ermine pattern has had differing realisations but for the campaign a precise form was perfected by Dominic Smith in consultation with the Flag Institute and a flag bearing this design was commissioned by the Association of British Counties. This pattern was duly registered.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Norfolk Flag - British County Flags". 2014-09-19.
↑ The Flag Institute.

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Boroughs or districts	Breckland Broadland Great Yarmouth King's Lynn and West Norfolk North Norfolk Norwich South Norfolk

Major settlements	Acle Attleborough Aylsham Cromer Dereham Diss Downham Market Fakenham Great Yarmouth Hingham Holt Hunstanton King's Lynn Loddon North Walsham Norwich Redenhall with Harleston Reepham Sheringham Sprowston Stalham Swaffham Thetford Thorpe St Andrew Watton Wells-next-the-Sea Wymondham See also: List of civil parishes in Norfolk

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