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((About|flags used exclusively in England|flags used in the United Kingdom|List of United Kingdom flags))
((More citations needed|date=May 2022))
((Use British English|date=October 2016))
((Use dmy dates|date=January 2019))
((British flags))

This is a '''list of English flags''', including symbolic national and sub-national flags, standards and banners used exclusively in [[England]].
The [[College of Arms]] is the authority on the flying of flags in England and maintains the only official register of flags. It was established in 1484 and as part of the [[Royal Household]] operates under the authority of [[The Crown]].<ref name="college-of-arms1">((cite web |url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/about-us |title=About Us |access-date=22 December 2012 |website=The College of Arms |quote=The College is also the authority for matters relating to the flying of flags, and holds the only official registers of flags for the UK and much of the Commonwealth.))</ref> A separate private body called the [[Flag Institute]], financed by its own membership, also maintains a registry of United Kingdom flags that it styles 'the UK Flag Registry', though this has no official status under English law.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flag-registry/ |title=UK Flag Registry |website=The Flag Institute |access-date=22 December 2012))</ref>

Certain classes of flag enjoy a special status within [[Town and country planning in the United Kingdom|English planning law]] and can be flown without needing [[planning permission]] as [[advertisements]]. These include any country's [[national flag]], [[civil ensign]] or [[civil air ensign]]; the flag of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], the [[United Nations]] or any other international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member; a flag of any [[List of islands of the United Kingdom|island]], [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]], [[Districts of England|district]], [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough]], [[burgh]], [[parish]], [[City status in the United Kingdom|city]], [[town]] or [[village]] within the United Kingdom; the flag of the [[Black Country]], [[East Anglia]], [[Wessex]], any [[Parts of Lincolnshire|Part of Lincolnshire]], any [[Ridings of Yorkshire|Riding of Yorkshire]] or any [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] within the United Kingdom; the [[flag of St David]]; the [[flag of St Patrick]]; the flag of any administrative area within any country outside the United Kingdom; any flag of [[British Armed Forces|His Majesty's Armed Forces]]; the [[Armed Forces Day]] flag;<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/15438/flying_flags_guide.pdf |title=Plain English guide to flying flags |access-date=22 December 2012 |date=November 2012 |publisher=Department for Communities and Local Government |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021091206/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/15438/flying_flags_guide.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2013 ))</ref> and the flags of the [[National Health Service]]. The flag of the [[European Union]] previously held this special status but this was revoked and instead granted to the flags of the NHS on 24 March 2021, owing to heightened advocacy for the latter institution brought about by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 Pandemic]] and following the [[Brexit|United Kingdom's departure from the European Union]] on 31 January 2020.<ref>((cite web|title=Union flag to be flown on UK Government buildings every day|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/union-flag-to-be-flown-on-uk-government-buildings-every-day|access-date=2021-06-28|website=GOV.UK|language=en))</ref>

==National flag==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of England.svg)) || rowspan="2"|1417–Present ||rowspan="2"|[[Flag of England]]<br/>(also known as the [[Saint George's Cross|St George's Cross]]) || A centred red cross on a white background, 3:5.<ref name="ReferenceA">[((Flag Institute|England)) Flag of England]</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of England (vertical).svg|100x100px)) ||A vertical centred red cross on a white background.
|}

==Royal banner==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
|((ListFlag|Banner of Saint Edward.svg)) || 1042–1066 || Former Royal Banner of England
(Attributed)
| A golden cross with fleur-de-lis ends over a blue field, surrounded by five golden martlets. This former Royal Banner was used by [[Edward the Confessor|St Edward the Confessor]], one of the last [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[List of English monarchs|English kings]].
|-
|((ListFlag|Royal_Banner of England.svg)) || circa 1200 || Present [[Coat of arms of England|Royal Banner of England]] ||  Three gold lions (''or leopards'') passant on a red field. The Royal Banner of England is based on the [[Coat of arms of England|Royal arms of England]]. The banner is neither a national flag or a royal standard, and only represents the ruling monarch exclusively in England. The Banner of England is included within the current [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom|Royal Standard]], along with heraldic devices from the other constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
|}

==Royal standards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
|((ListFlag|Royal Standard of the United Kingdom.svg)) || 1837 || [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom|Royal Standard]] of the United Kingdom. It is the banner of the king of the [[United Kingdom]] (King Charles III) in his capacity as king of the United Kingdom. || Split into quarters, the first and fourth quarters contain three gold lions passant on a red field (representing [[Kingdom of England|England and Wales]]); the second quarter contains a red lion rampant on a gold field (representing [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]); the third quarter contains a gold harp on a blue field (representing [[Kingdom of Ireland|Ireland]]).
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Duchy of Lancaster.svg)) || || Standard of the [[Duchy of Lancaster]] || The Royal Banner of England, with a three-point label, each containing three [[fleur-de-lis|fleurs-de-lis]]
|-
| ((ListFlag|Lord Warden Cinque Ports (Lord Boyce).svg)) || 1305 || Standard of the [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] || A banner of the Lord's coat of arms, featuring three lions passant guardant conjoined to three hulls, all in gold
|}

==Government==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Metropolitan Police Service.svg)) || 1829 || Flag of the Greater London [[Metropolitan Police]] || The Badge of the Metropolitan Police on a blue background, with white squares at the edge
|}

==Church==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of England.svg)) || 1417–Present || [[Flag of England]]<br/>(also known as the [[St George's Cross]]) || A centred red cross on a white background, 3:5.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Churches belonging to the Church of England which have a pole may fly St George's Cross. A desirable variant is for the church to fly the flag with the arms of the diocese in the canton (left-hand upper corner).
|-
| ((ListFlag|Compassrose Flag.svg)) || 1954 || [[Compasrose Flag of the Anglican Communion|Flag]] of the [[Anglican Communion]] || A dark blue background with the symbol of the Anglican Communion (a [[compass rose]] surmounted by a bishop's [[mitre]]; in the centre is a [[St George's cross|cross of St George]]). The [[Greek language|Greek]] motto, ((lang|grc|Ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς)) ("[[The truth will set you free]]") is a quotation from [[Gospel of John|John]] 8:32.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Standard of Westminster Abbey.svg)) || || Flag of [[Westminster Abbey]] || [[Tudor dynasty|Tudor]] arms between [[Tudor rose]]s, above arms attributed to [[Edward the Confessor]]
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Church of St Margaret Westminster Abbey.svg)) || || Flag of the [[St Margaret's, Westminster|Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey]] || A blue flag defaced in the centre with a gold dragon's head pierced by a cross, and a gold crowned portcullis in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Exeter Cathedral.svg)) || 2014 || Flag of [[Exeter Cathedral]] || The coat of arms of Exeter Cathedral on a field of blue.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Southwark Cathedral.svg)) || || Flag of [[Southwark Cathedral]] || A banner of the Cathedral's coat of arms.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Worcester Cathedral Flag.svg)) || || Flag of [[Worcester Cathedral]] || The Cross of Saint George defaced with the coat of arms of Worcester Cathedral in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Church of St James the Great, Birlingham.svg)) || 2013 || Flag of the [[Birlingham#Places of worship|Church of St James the Great, Birlingham]] || The Cross of Saint George impaled with a blue field defaced with three gold scallop shells of Saint James (two on the left and one on the right).
|-
| ((ListFlag|St James Church Quedgeley flag.svg)) || || Flag of [[St James Church, Quedgeley]]<ref name="">((cite web |url=http://www.quedgeleychurch.org.uk/history.php#flag |title=The Saint James Flag |author= |date= |work=St James' Church, Quedgeley & Kingsway |access-date=18 May 2023))</ref> || Three gold scallop shells of Saint James (two above and one below) on a field of red.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Saint Aldhelm.svg)) || || Flag of [[Saint Aldhelm]] || A white cross on a red field.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Saint Augustine of Canterbury.svg)) || 2021 || Flag of [[Saint Augustine of Canterbury]]<ref name="">((cite web |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/25-june/news/uk/uk-news-in-brief |title=Banner of St Augustine flies over his city |author= |date=25 June 2021 |work=Church Times |access-date=23 April 2023))</ref> || A white cross on a black field with a gold bishop's pallium topped by a small gold cross in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Saint Edmund.svg)) || || Flag of [[Saint Edmund the Martyr]] || A red Saint George's Cross on a white field, defaced in the centre with a blue shield bearing two crossed gold arrows passing through a gold crown.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Saint Peter Westminster Abbey Flag.svg)) || || Flag of [[Saint Peter]], Westminster Abbey || Two crossed gold keys beneath a gold ring on a field of red. The symbols represent the two Patron Saints of the Abbey: the ring of Saint Edward the Confessor (founder of the Abbey), and the [[keys of Heaven|keys of Saint Peter]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Saint Richard of Chichester.svg)) || || Flag of [[Saint Richard of Chichester]] || A white cross on a red field with a white chalice in each quarter.
|}

===Dioceses of the Church of England===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Bath and Wells]] || [[Flag of England|Cross of St. George]] with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Birmingham.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Anglican Diocese of Birmingham|Diocese of Birmingham]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Birmingham in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Blackburn updated.svg))|| || Flag of the [[Diocese of Blackburn]] || Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Blackburn in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Bristol.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Bristol]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Bristol in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Anglican Diocese of Canterbury.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Canterbury]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Canterbury in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Carlisle.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Carlisle]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Carlisle in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Chelmsford.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Chelmsford]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Chelmsford in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Chester.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Chester]] || Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Chester in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Coventry.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Coventry]] || A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.coventry.anglican.org/flying-the-flag-for-the-diocese.php |title=Flying the flag for the diocese |author= |date=7 July 2021 |work=Diocese of Coventry |access-date=18 November 2022))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Derby.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Derby]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Derby in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Durham.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Durham]] || A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Ely.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Ely]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Ely in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Exeter.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Exeter]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Exeter in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Gloucester.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Gloucester]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Gloucester in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Guildford.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Guildford]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Guildford in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Hereford.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Hereford]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Hereford in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Anglican Diocese of Leeds.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Anglican Diocese of Leeds|Diocese of Leeds]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Leeds in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Leicester.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Leicester]] || Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Leicester in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Lichfield v2.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Lichfield]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Lichfield in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Lincoln.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Lincoln]] || Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Lincoln in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of London.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of London]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of London in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Manchester.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Anglican Diocese of Manchester|Diocese of Manchester]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Manchester in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Newcastle.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Newcastle]] || Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Newcastle in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Norwich.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Norwich]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Norwich in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Oxford.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Oxford]] || Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Oxford in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth|Diocese of Portsmouth]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Portsmouth in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Rochester.svg))|| || Flag of the [[Diocese of Rochester]]||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Rochester in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Salisbury.svg))|| || Flag of the [[Diocese of Salisbury]]||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Salisbury in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Sheffield.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Sheffield]] || [[Flag of England|Cross of St. George]] with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Sheffield in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Southwark.svg))|| || Flag of the [[Diocese of Southwark]]||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Southwark in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of St Albans.svg))|| || Flag of the [[Diocese of St Albans]]||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of St Albans in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Truro.svg))|| || Flag of the [[Diocese of Truro]]||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Truro in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Winchester.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of Winchester]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Winchester in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of Worcester.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Anglican Diocese of Worcester|Diocese of Worcester]] ||Cross of St. George with the heraldic shield of the Diocese of Worcester in the canton.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Diocese of York.svg)) || || Flag of the [[Diocese of York]] || A banner of the Diocese's coat of arms.
|}

==Regional flags==
Flags of the former [[heptarchy]] of [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms are registered as provincial flags:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Represents!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of East Anglia.svg)) || 1900s ||  [[Kingdom of East Anglia]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> [[East Anglia]] and surrounding areas || The arms ascribed to the [[Wuffingas]] dynasty. Three crowns on a blue shield, superimposed on a [[St George's Cross]], 3:5.<ref>[((Flag Institute|East Anglia)) Flag of East Anglia], traditional.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Essex.svg)) || Ancient ||  [[Kingdom of Essex]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> Historic county flag of [[Essex]] ||The [[flag of Essex]] is ancient in origin and features three Saxon ''[[seax]]'' (cutlasses) on a red field.<ref name="autogenerated7"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Kent flag.svg)) || 1605 || [[Kingdom of Kent]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> Historic county of [[Kent]] || The [[flag of Kent]] has a red field with a white horse in the centre, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated8"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Mercia (2014).svg)) || 13th century || [[Kingdom of Mercia]] ((ref|a|reg)) <br /> The [[Midlands]] ||The [[Flag of Mercia]], gold saltire on a blue field (Cross of St Alban), still flown on [[Tamworth Castle]] and a lighter version in [[St Albans]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Northumbria.svg)) || Ancient || [[Kingdom of Northumbria]]((ref|a|reg))((ref|b|coa))<br / >[[North England]]|| Eight alternating stripes of gold and burgundy((efn|Historic: gold and purple<br />Alternative: gold and red<br />Registered: gold and burgundy))
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Sussex.svg)) || Ancient || [[Kingdom of Sussex]]((ref|a|reg)) ||Six gold [[martlet]]s on a blue field. Officially adopted on 20 May 2011, 3:5.
|-
| ((ListFlag|FlagOfWessex.svg)) || 1974.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/wesse/|title=Wessex Flag &#124; UK Flag Registry))</ref> || Kingdom of [[Wessex]]((ref|a|reg))<br />Areas of England once covered by the kingdom|| A gold [[wyvern]] on a red field. Registered 20 May 2011. Designed in 1974 by William Crampton.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/wessex-flag/|title=Wessex Flag &#124; UK Flag Registry))</ref>
|}

==Historic counties==
All 39 of the [[Historic counties of England|historic counties]] have flags registered with the [[Flag Institute]], with [[Leicestershire]] being the last county to declare its flag, as of 16 July 2021. Some flags are traditional, meaning their designs have long been associated with the county (or in some cases, such as [[Kent]] and [[Sussex]], an ancient kingdom), while other flags are based on the County Council arms or are winners of recent design competitions. The dates indicate the flag's date of first appearance, description, or in more recent examples, its registration with the Flag Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:140px;"|Date!! style="width:150px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Bedfordshire County Flag.svg)) || Traditional; <br /> 12 April 1951 || [[Flag of Bedfordshire]]((ref|a|reg)) ((ref|b|coa)) || Traditional county flag. The red and yellow colours come from the Beauchamps family coat of arms. The vertical black stripe with three shells, or escallops, comes from the arms of the [[Dukes of Bedford]]. The wavy lines represent the [[River Great Ouse]]. A slightly updated version was registered with the Flag Institute on 14 September 2014 after Bedfordshire County Council was disbanded and replaced by two unitary authorities.
|- 
| ((ListFlag|Berkshire.svg)) || Traditional;  <br /> 2 March 2017 || [[Flag of Berkshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || Traditional badge: a stag beneath [[Herne the Hunter]]'s oak.
|- 
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Buckinghamshire.svg)) || Traditional; <br />  20 May 2011 || [[Flag of Buckinghamshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || Traditional county flag. A field party per pale of black and red with a white swan.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Cambridgeshire Flag.svg)) || 1 February 2015|| [[Flag of Cambridgeshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || The three gold crowns represent East Anglia, with wavy light blue lines representing the river Cam in the colours of [[Cambridge University]] on a dark blue background.
|-
|
((ListFlag|Cheshire Flag.svg))
|3 May 1938
|[[Flag of Cheshire]]
|Three golden sheaves of wheat and a golden blade on a blue background. The design has been associated with the [[Earldom of Chester]] since the 12th century, and has been used in the coat of arms of Chester since at least 1560.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Cornwall.svg)) || 19th century || [[Flag of Cornwall]] || St Pirran's Cross, a white cross on a black field.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Cumberland flag.svg)) || 19 September 1950 || [[Flag of Cumberland]] || Design based on the arms of the former Cumberland County Council.<ref>[((Flag Institute|Cumberland)) Flag of Cumberland], traditional.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Derbyshire flag.svg)) || 22 September 2006 || [[Flag of Derbyshire]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A green cross with a white border on a sky blue field, with a gold [[Tudor rose]] in the centre, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated3">[((Flag Institute|Derbyshire)) Flag of Derbyshire], selected by public vote.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Devon.svg)) || 23 July 2006 || [[Flag of Devon]], ''alias'' [[St Petroc]]'s Cross((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A white cross with a black border on a green field, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated4">[((Flag Institute|Devon)) Flag of Devon], selected by public vote.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Saint Wite's Cross.svg)) || 16 September 2008 || [[Flag of Dorset]] – The Dorset Cross, aka [[Whitchurch Canonicorum|St Wite]]'s Cross((ref|a|reg))  <br /> || A white cross with a red border on a gold field, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated5">[((Flag Institute|Dorset)) Flag of Dorset], selected by public vote.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Durham Flag.svg)) || 21 November 2013 || [[Flag of County Durham]] || A gold and blue horizontal bicolour with [[St Cuthbert]]'s Cross countercharged upon it, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated6">((cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25039676 |title=County Durham flag with St Cuthbert's cross wins vote |date=21 November 2013 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=5 June 2016))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Essex.svg)) || Ancient || [[Flag of Essex]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A red field with three white, gold hilted [[seax]] (Saxon swords).<ref name="autogenerated7">[((Flag Institute|Essex)) Flag of Essex], traditional.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Severn Cross.svg)) || March 2008 || [[Flag of Gloucestershire]] – The Severn Cross((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A mid-blue cross, outlined in cream, against an apple green background – the winning entry in a competition to commemorate the county's millennium.<ref name="gloucestershire1">[((Flag Institute|Gloucestershire)) Flag of Gloucestershire], selected by competition by the High Sheriff of Gloucester.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Hampshire.svg)) || 12 March 2019 || [[Flag of Hampshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || A gold Saxon crown above a Tudor rose over a field of red and gold representing the former Saxon kingdom of [[Wessex]]. 
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag Of Herefordshire.svg)) || 2 November 2019 || [[Flag of Herefordshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || On a dark red background, a white bull's head above three wavy lines, ordered white-blue-white.<ref name="Flag Institute|Herefordshire">((Flag Institute|Herefordshire))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Hertfordshire.svg)) || 19 November 2008 || [[Flag of Hertfordshire]]((ref|a|reg)) ((ref|b|coa)) || Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart.<ref name="autogenerated1">[((Flag Institute|Hertfordshire)) Flag of Hertfordshire], selected by local council.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Huntingdonshire.svg)) || 25 June 2009 || [[Flag of Huntingdonshire|Flag of]] [[Huntingdonshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || On a green background, a gold, ribboned hunting horn – a flag displayed on the crest of the district council (and former county council) arms
|-
| ((ListFlag|FlagOfKent.svg)) || 1605 || [[Flag of Kent]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A red field with a white horse in the centre, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated8">[((Flag Institute|Kent)) Flag of Kent], traditional.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Lancashire County Flag.svg)) || Modern form since 20 November 2008 || [[Flag of Lancashire]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || The [[Red Rose of Lancashire]] on a yellow field (originally a white field).<ref name="autogenerated9">The Flag of Lancashire with a white field has been commonplace for many years. The change from a white to a yellow field was made at the request of the Flag Institute before registration, as the white field version is a banner of the arms of [[Montrose, Angus|Montrose]].</ref><ref name="organisation1">[((Flag Institute|Lancashire)) Flag of Lancashire], selected by County Organisation.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Leicestershire.svg)) || 16 July 2021 || [[Flag of Leicestershire]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A red and white dancetté background, taken from the arms of [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester]]; the Cinquefoil of the [[Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester|de Beaumont Earls of Leicester]]; and the running fox from the county's crest, used on many of the county organisations' emblems.<ref name="leicestershire1">[((Flag Institute|Leicestershire)) Flag of Leicestershire], selected by all seven Leicestershire MPs.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Lincolnshire flag.svg)) || 24 October 2005 || [[Flag of Lincolnshire]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A red cross with yellow trimming on a blue and green field, and a yellow [[fleur de lys]] in the middle of the cross.<ref name="autogenerated10">[((Flag Institute|Lincolnshire)) Flag of Lincolnshire], selected by public vote.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Middlesex.svg)) || 1909 || [[Flag of Middlesex]]((ref|a|reg)) || A red field with three white, gold-hilted Saxon swords or ''seax'' under a gold Saxon crown.<ref>[((Flag Institute|Middlesex)) Flag of Middlesex], based on former council's arms, from a traditional emblem.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Norfolk.svg)) || 11 September 2014 || [[Flag of Norfolk]]((ref|a|reg)) || Ermine bend from top left to bottom right on a gold and black field.<ref name="flaginstitute1">[http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/Norfolk/ Flag of Norfolk], this design is the banner of the arms attributed to Ralph de Gael, first Earl of Norfolk.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Northamptonshire.svg)) || 11 September 2014 || [[Flag of Northamptonshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || A gold cross with a black border on a maroon field with a rose in the centre.<ref name="northamptonshire1">[((Flag Institute|Northamptonshire)) Flag of Northamptonshire], selected by public vote.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Northumberland.svg)) || 7th century (modern form 1951) || [[Flag of Northumberland]]((ref|a|reg)) ((ref|b|coa))  || Historical flag readopted in 1951 and used officially by the county council, and later released by the council and registered as the flag of the historic county. Eight yellow rectangles on a red field; note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold.<ref name="northumberland1">[((Flag Institute|Northumberland)) Flag of Northumberland], selected by local Council.</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg)) || 20 May 2011 || [[Flag of Nottinghamshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || The [[inescutcheon]] represents Robin Hood.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Oxfordshire.svg)) || 2017 on || [[Flag of Oxfordshire]] || The arms of the pre-1974 County Council: blue with a red ox head on a double bend wavy, between a wheatsheaf and an oak. ((UKFlagNote|regd|Oxfordshire))
|-
| ((ListFlag|Rutland County Flag.svg)) || 17 November 2015 || [[Flag of Rutland]]((ref|a|reg)) ((ref|b|coa)) || A green field semée of acorns with a golden horseshoe in the centre
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Shropshire.svg)) || March 2012 || [[Flag of Shropshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || The leopards' faces, fondly referred to as "loggerheads" locally, are a traditional emblem for Shropshire and have historically evolved from the loggerheads on the Shrewsbury town arms. The erminois aspect differentiates the county flag from that of its county town.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Somerset Flag.svg)) || 4 July 2013 || [[Flag of Somerset]]((ref|a|reg)) || A red dragon rampant on a gold field, from a longstanding local badge; the winning entry in a competition.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Staffordshire Flag.svg)) || 28 March 2016 || [[Flag of Staffordshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || A red chevron on a gold field, with a gold [[Stafford knot]], the county's longstanding symbol. All elements are taken from the de Stafford coat of arms. Designed by the Staffordshire Heritage Group and chosen by the [[Flag Institute]] over the county council's own flag after a public vote.<ref name="flaginstitute2">((cite web |url=http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/2016/02/staffordshire-county-flag-vote/ |title=Staffordshire County Flag Vote |date=28 February 2016 |website=The Flag Institute |access-date=5 June 2016))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Suffolk.svg)) || 9 October 2017 || [[Flag of Suffolk]]((ref|a|reg)) || Derived from the arms attributed to [[Saint Edmund the Martyr]].<ref name="flaginstitute3">((cite web |url=http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/Suffolk/ |title=Suffolk |work=The Flag Institute |access-date=10 December 2017))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Surrey.svg)) || 11 September 2014 || [[Flag of Surrey]]((ref|a|reg)) || Chequey Or and azure; a traditional design derived from a personal coat of arms first recorded in the 11th century.<ref name="strangeway1">((cite web |url=https://britishcountyflags.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/surrey-flag/ |title=Surrey Flag |first=Andy |last=Strangeway |date=19 September 2014 |website=British County Flags |access-date=5 June 2016))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Sussex.svg)) || 20 May 2011 || [[Flag of Sussex]]((ref|a|reg)) || Six gold [[martlets]] on blue are the traditional emblem of Sussex.<ref>((cite web|url=https://sussexflag.wordpress.com/ |title=The Sussex County Flag &#124; The history behind the Martlets |publisher=Sussexflag.wordpress.com |date=2011-05-20 |access-date=2022-05-19))</ref>  This flag is for public use by the entire [[shire]] county of Sussex and its people.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sussex-flag-flies-above-whitehall-to-mark-sussex-day|title=Sussex flag flies above Whitehall to mark Sussex Day))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Warwickshire.svg)) || 15 August 2016 || [[Flag of Warwickshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || The traditional bear and ragged staff badge, shown white on red; the badge is from that of the [[Earls of Warwick]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Westmorland.svg)) || 30 September 2011 || [[Flag of Westmorland]]((ref|a|reg)) || A golden heraldic apple tree on white and red bars. Westmorland is now part of the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Wiltshire.svg)) || 5 June 2007 || [[Flag of Wiltshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || Alternating stripes of green and white represent the grassy downs of the county and their chalk underlay. The colours can represent hope, joy and safety (green) and peace (white). In the centre, the male [[great bustard]] is depicted in gold on a solid green circle to represent the open grassland. The circle is bordered in six sections alternating green and white, representing the stone circles of [[Stonehenge]] and [[Avebury]] in the county. The six portions also represent the six surrounding counties of [[Gloucestershire]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[Berkshire]], [[Hampshire]], [[Dorset]] and [[Somerset]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Worcestershire flag.svg)) || 	8 April 2013 || [[Flag of Worcestershire]]((ref|a|reg)) || Black pears appear in the arms of the City of Worcester, and as such have long been considered a county badge, reportedly dating back to the [[Battle of Agincourt]]. The county flag was established by a competition in 2013.<ref name="flaginstitute4">((cite web |url=http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/worcestershire/ |title=Worcestershire |work=The Flag Institute |access-date=5 June 2016))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|FlagOfYorkshire.svg)) || 1965 or earlier || [[Flags and symbols of Yorkshire|Flag of Yorkshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || The [[White Rose of York]] (the traditional county emblem) on a blue field.<ref>[((Flag Institute|Yorkshire)) Flag of Yorkshire]</ref>
|}

==Ceremonial counties==
The '''counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies''', also referred to as the '''lieutenancy areas of England'''<ref name="sched_1">((UK-LEG|path=ukpga/1997/23/schedule/1|title=Lieutenancies Act 1997 – Schedule 1: Counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies in Great Britain|access_date=2011-05-03))</ref> and informally known as '''ceremonial counties''',<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/about/news/2015/ceremonial-historic-county-boundaries-os-opendata.html |title=Ceremonial and Historic county boundary data added to OS OpenData|website=ordnancesurvey.co.uk))</ref> are 48 areas of [[England]] to which [[lord-lieutenant|lords-lieutenant]] are appointed. Legally, the areas in England, as well as in Wales and Scotland, are defined by the [[Lieutenancies Act 1997]] as "counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies in Great Britain", in contrast to the [[metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England|areas used for local government]]. They are also informally known as "geographic counties",<ref>((cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/England/Geographic-counties |encyclopedia =Encyclopædia Britannica |title = England - Geographic counties))</ref> to distinguish them from other types of [[counties of England]].

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:140px;"|Date!! style="width:150px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Bedfordshire County Flag.svg)) || Traditional; <br /> 12 April 1951 || [[Flag of Bedfordshire]]((ref|a|reg)) ((ref|b|coa)) || The red and yellow colours come from the Beauchamps family coat of arms. The vertical black stripe with three shells, or escallops, comes from the arms of the [[Dukes of Bedford]]. The wavy lines represent the [[River Great Ouse]]. A slightly updated version was registered with the Flag Institute on 14 September 2014 after Bedfordshire County Council was disbanded and replaced by two unitary authorities.
|- 
| ((ListFlag|Berkshire.svg)) || Traditional;  <br /> 2 March 2017 || [[Flag of Berkshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || Traditional badge: a stag beneath [[Herne the Hunter]]'s oak.
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[Bristol]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Buckinghamshire.svg)) || Traditional; <br />  20 May 2011 || [[Flag of Buckinghamshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || A field party per pale of black and red with a white swan.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Cambridgeshire.svg)) || 1 February 2015|| [[Flag of Cambridgeshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || Banner of the arms of Cambridgeshire County Council is used: wavy and straight blue lines representing the rivers and drains, and a tressure from the arms of the former [[Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely]] County Council.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Cheshire Flag.svg)) ||3 May 1938|| [[Flag of Cheshire]] || Three golden sheaves of wheat and a golden blade on a blue background. The design has been associated with the [[Earldom of Chester]] since the 12th century, and has been used in the coat of arms of Chester since at least 1560.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the City of London.svg)) || 1381 || [[Flag of the City of London]]<br>(Ceremonial county and city flag) || A red cross on a white field, with a red sword in the canton. The City of London (''excluding [[Greater London]]'') is England's smallest ceremonial county and measures approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km2). The City of London is officially not part of Greater London or its 32 [[London boroughs|borough's]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Cornwall.svg)) || Traditional || [[Flag of Cornwall]] – St Pirran's Cross || A white cross on a black field.
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[Cumbria]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Derbyshire flag.svg)) || 22 September 2006 || [[Flag of Derbyshire]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A green cross with a white border on a sky blue field, with a gold [[Tudor rose]] in the centre, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated3"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Devon.svg)) || 23 July 2006 || [[Flag of Devon]], ''alias'' [[St Petroc]]'s Cross((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A white cross with a black border on a green field, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated4"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Saint Wite's Cross.svg)) || 16 September 2008 || [[Flag of Dorset]] – The Dorset Cross, aka [[Whitchurch Canonicorum|St Wite]]'s Cross((ref|a|reg))  <br /> || A white cross with a red border on a gold field, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated5"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Durham Flag.svg)) || 21 November 2013 || [[Flag of County Durham|Flag of Durham]] || A gold and blue horizontal bicolour with [[St Cuthbert]]'s Cross countercharged upon it, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated6"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|East Riding Of Yorkshire.svg)) || 18 April 2013 || Flag of [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] (Ceremonial county)|| A Yorkshire white rose, displayed in the East Riding style with one sepal at the top, set against a bi-colour of blue at the hoist, representing the sea and the historic maritime activities of the East Riding and green in the fly symbolising the locality's rich agricultural land. Additionally, the blue hoist colour signifies the East Riding's connection to the whole of Yorkshire whilst the green is placed towards the fly to represent its position in the east of the county.
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[East Sussex]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag, although it shares a [[Flag of Sussex|historic county flag]] with West Sussex.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Essex.svg)) || Ancient || [[Flag of Essex]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A red field with three white, gold hilted [[seax]] (Saxon swords).<ref name="autogenerated7"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Severn Cross.svg)) || March 2008 || [[Flag of Gloucestershire]] – The Severn Cross((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A mid-blue cross, outlined in cream, against an apple green background – the winning entry in a competition to commemorate the county's millennium.<ref name="gloucestershire1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || [[Flag of Greater London]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Unofficial County Flag of Greater Manchester.svg))|| ''Date registered'' || [[Flag of Greater Manchester]] || Unnofficial ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Hampshire.svg)) || 12 March 2019 || [[Flag of Hampshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || A gold Saxon crown above a Tudor rose over a field of red and gold representing the former Saxon kingdom of [[Wessex]]. 
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag Of Herefordshire.svg)) || 2 November 2019 || [[Flag of Herefordshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || On a dark red background, a white bull's head above three wavy lines, ordered white-blue-white.<ref name="Flag Institute|Herefordshire"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Hertfordshire.svg)) || 19 November 2008 || [[Flag of Hertfordshire]]((ref|a|reg)) ((ref|b|coa)) || Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg)) || January 2009 || [[Flag of the Isle of Wight]] (Ceremonial county and Island) ((ref|a|reg)) || A white lozenge with an upper indent or "pile" on a light blue background, over six wavy stripes of blue and white. The Isle of Wight became administered by its own county council in 1890, but was formally part of Hampshire up until the local government reforms of 1974 when it became a full ceremonial county with its own Lord Lieutenant.<ref name="legislation1972">((cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/contents | title=Local Government Act 1972 | author=UK Government |year=1972 |access-date=28 November 2016))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Kent flag.svg)) || 1605 || [[Flag of Kent]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A red field with a white horse in the centre, 3:5.<ref name="autogenerated8"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Lancashire County Flag.svg)) || Modern form since 20 November 2008 || [[Flag of Lancashire]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || The [[Red Rose of Lancashire]] on a yellow field (originally a white field).<ref name="autogenerated9"/><ref name="organisation1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Leicestershire.svg)) || 16 July 2021 || [[Flag of Leicestershire]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A red and white dancetté background, taken from the arms of [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester]]; the Cinquefoil of the [[Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester|de Beaumont Earls of Leicester]]; and the running fox from the county's crest, used on many of the county organisations' emblems.<ref name="leicestershire1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Lincolnshire flag.svg)) || 24 October 2005 || [[Flag of Lincolnshire]]((ref|a|reg)) <br /> || A red cross with yellow trimming on a blue and green field, and a yellow [[fleur de lys]] in the middle of the cross.<ref name="autogenerated10"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[Merseyside]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Norfolk.svg)) || 11 September 2014 || [[Flag of Norfolk]]((ref|a|reg)) || Ermine bend from top left to bottom right on a gold and black field.<ref name="flaginstitute1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[North Yorkshire]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Northamptonshire.svg)) || 11 September 2014 || [[Flag of Northamptonshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || A gold cross with a black border on a maroon field with a rose in the centre.<ref name="northamptonshire1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Northumberland.svg)) || 7th century (modern form 1951) || [[Flag of Northumberland]]((ref|a|reg)) ((ref|b|coa))  || Historical flag readopted in 1951 and used officially by the county council, and later released by the council and registered as the flag of the historic county. Eight yellow rectangles on a red field; note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold.<ref name="northumberland1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg)) || 20 May 2011 || [[Flag of Nottinghamshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || The [[inescutcheon]] represents Robin Hood.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Oxfordshire.svg)) || 2017 on || [[Flag of Oxfordshire]] || The arms of the pre-1974 County Council: blue with a red ox head on a double bend wavy, between a wheatsheaf and an oak. ((UKFlagNote|regd|Oxfordshire))
|-
| ((ListFlag|Rutland County Flag.svg)) || 17 November 2015 || [[Flag of Rutland]]((ref|a|reg)) ((ref|b|coa)) || A green field semée of acorns with a golden horseshoe in the centre
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Shropshire.svg)) || March 2012 || [[Flag of Shropshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || The leopards' faces, fondly referred to as "loggerheads" locally, are a traditional emblem for Shropshire and have historically evolved from the loggerheads on the Shrewsbury town arms. The erminois aspect differentiates the county flag from that of its county town.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Somerset Flag.svg)) || 4 July 2013 || [[Flag of Somerset]]((ref|a|reg)) || A red dragon rampant on a gold field, from a longstanding local badge; the winning entry in a competition.
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[South Yorkshire]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Staffordshire Flag.svg)) || 28 March 2016 || [[Flag of Staffordshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || A red chevron on a gold field, with a gold [[Stafford knot]], the county's longstanding symbol. All elements are taken from the de Stafford coat of arms. Designed by the Staffordshire Heritage Group and chosen by the [[Flag Institute]] over the county council's own flag after a public vote.<ref name="flaginstitute2"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Suffolk.svg)) || 9 October 2017 || [[Flag of Suffolk]]((ref|a|reg)) || Derived from the arms attributed to [[Saint Edmund the Martyr]].<ref name="flaginstitute3"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Surrey.svg)) || 11 September 2014 || [[Flag of Surrey]]((ref|a|reg)) || Chequey Or and azure; a traditional design derived from a personal coat of arms first recorded in the 11th century.<ref name="strangeway1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[Tyne and Wear]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Warwickshire.svg)) || 15 August 2016 || [[Flag of Warwickshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || The traditional bear and ragged staff badge, shown white on red; the badge is from that of the [[Earls of Warwick]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg))|| ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[West Sussex]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag, although it shares a [[Flag of Sussex|historic county flag]] with East Sussex.
|-
| ((ListFlag|No_flag.svg)) || ''Date registered'' || Flag of [[West Yorkshire]] || No registered official ceremonial county flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Wiltshire.svg)) || 5 June 2007 || [[Flag of Wiltshire]]((ref|a|reg)) || Alternating stripes of green and white represent the grassy downs of the county and their chalk underlay. The colours can represent hope, joy and safety (green) and peace (white). In the centre, the male [[great bustard]] is depicted in gold on a solid green circle to represent the open grassland. The circle is bordered in six sections alternating green and white, representing the stone circles of [[Stonehenge]] and [[Avebury]] in the county. The six portions also represent the six surrounding counties of [[Gloucestershire]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[Berkshire]], [[Hampshire]], [[Dorset]] and [[Somerset]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Worcestershire flag.svg)) || 	8 April 2013 || [[Flag of Worcestershire]]((ref|a|reg)) || Black pears appear in the arms of the City of Worcester, and as such have long been considered a county badge, reportedly dating back to the [[Battle of Agincourt]]. The county flag was established by a competition in 2013.<ref name="flaginstitute4"/>
|}

==Islands==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:150px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Portland.svg)) || 14 April 2010 || Flag of the [[Isle of Portland]]((ref|a|reg)) || The colours represent the landscape of the area: Portland stone, grass and the sea. The white tower represents the castles and the naval coronet shows the long connection with the Royal Navy.<ref>[((Flag Institute|Isle of Portland))Flag of Isle of Portland]</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Isle of Purbeck flag.svg))|| 2019 || Flag of the [[Isle of Purbeck]]((ref| |reg))<br><small>An island in name only; not geographically an island.</small> || Symbols include a curving wave, an [[Ammonoidea|ammonite]] and fish. The island's flag day is 26 November.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/isle-of-purbeck-flag/|title=Isle of Purbeck Flag &#124; UK Flag Registry))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg)) || January 2009 || [[Flag of the Isle of Wight]] ((ref|a|reg)) || A white lozenge with an upper indent or "pile" on a light blue background, over six wavy stripes of blue and white. The Isle of Wight became administered by its own county council in 1890, but was formally part of Hampshire up until the local government reforms of 1974 when it became a full ceremonial county with its own Lord Lieutenant.<ref name="legislation1972"/>
|}

==Local government areas==
Heraldic bearings are granted to individuals and corporations by the [[Lord Lyon]] in Scotland or by the [[College of Arms]] in England, [[Northern Ireland]] and [[Wales]] on behalf of the sovereign as the ''fount of all honours''. Local authority flags come within this category when based on the arms granted to that authority, and such a flag is the authority's personal property, representing that authority rather than its area.

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:150px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Banner of Bedfordshire council.svg)) || || Former [[Bedfordshire]] Council banner || Red and gold quarters split horizontally by blue and white waves and vertically with a black band containing three white shells.

The red and gold quarters are from the arms of the Beauchamps, the leading family in the county after the Norman Conquest. The waves signify the River Great Ouse, and the shells are from the arms of the Russell Family, commemorating their services to the state and to the county.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Berkshire (commercial version).png)) || ||Berkshire's banner of arms || Two lions passant (referencing Berkshire's Royal and Norman connections) and a Saxon Crown (referencing Berkshire's formative Saxon history) on a white background.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Cambridgeshire.svg)) || || Flag of [[Cambridgeshire]] Council || Local authority flag. Gold with a red bordure based on the Scottish tressure. The blue wavy pallets represent the many rivers of the county, while the straight pallets are for the drains and dykes that run through the Fenlands.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Cheshire.png)) || || [[Flag of Cheshire|Flag]] of the former [[Cheshire]] Council || Local authority flag. A trio of golden wheatsheaves on blue which have been associated with the Earldom of Chester since the late 12th century.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Cumbria.svg)) || || Flag of [[Cumbria]] Council || On the green border are Parnassus flowers (representing Cumberland) interspersed with white roses (Yorkshire) superimposed with red roses (Lancashire). The centre of the shield is made up of segments of blue, white, yellow and green divided by wavy vertical lines and zig-zag horizontal lines. This depicts the new County and from left to right the vertical lines of segments show: blue and white for the sea, blue and yellow (gold) for the lakes and agriculture, green and white for mountains and lakes and green and yellow (gold) for mountains and agriculture.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Dorset (older version).png)) || || Flag of [[Dorset]] Council || Three red lions passant (referencing Dorset's Royal and Norman connections) and a fleur-de-lys on a white background. Banner of the Dorset Council Arms.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Durham County Council.svg)) || || [[Flag of County Durham#County Council Flag|Flag of Durham]] County Council || Local authority flag. A yellow cross on a blue field with lions rampant in each quarter, the centre of the cross is broken with a [[white rose of York]] (to represent the area of Yorkshire in Teesdale administered by the council) and black diamonds on each arm. Flag modified from the arms of the [[Bishop of Durham|Bishopric of Durham]]<ref>((cite web |url=https://flagspot.net/flags/gb-e-dur.html |title=County Durham, England |website=Flags of the World |year=2015 |access-date=5 June 2016))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of East Riding of Yorkshire.JPG)) || || Flag of [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] Council || Local authority flag based on the coat of arms.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of East Sussex.svg)) || 1975 || Flag of [[East Sussex]] Council || The banner of arms was granted to East Sussex County Council by the College of Arms in 1975.<ref name="wordpress1">((cite web|url=https://sussexflag.wordpress.com/councilflags/|title = Council Flags|date = 11 March 2015))</ref> 
|-
| ((listflag|Flag_of_Greater_London.svg))|| 1965-1986 || Former Flag of [[Greater London Council]] || The former flag of the [[Greater London Council]] (1965-1986), a local government body which merged Middlesex with parts of Surrey, Kent, Essex and Hertfordshire to form Greater London. The GLC replaced the earlier [[London County Council]] (1889-1965).
|- 
| ((listFlag|Flag of the Greater London Authority (2020).png))|| 2020 || Flag of [[Greater London Authority]] || The corporate flag of the [[Greater London Authority]]. It is not the ceremonial county flag for Greater London, as no such current design exists.  Other administrative flags were previously used officially between 1965 and 1984 by the [[Greater London Council]] and the [[County of London]] between 1889 and 1965. Both were based on the coats of arms of those councils.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-e-gla.html|title = Greater London (England)))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Unofficial_County_Flag_of_Greater_Manchester.svg)) || || Former [[Greater Manchester]] Council flag || Local authority flag. "Gules, ten Towers three two three two, all within a Bordure embattled Or".
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Hampshire.svg)) || || Flag of [[Hampshire]] Council || Hampshire County Council local authority flag. This is a corporate flag, not the ceremonial county [[flag of Hampshire]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Herefordshire.svg)) || || [[Flag of Herefordshire]] Council || Local authority flag. The red field represents the county's red earth. Across this runs a white and blue wave for the River Wye. In chief is a gold lion from the arms of the City of Hereford, and in base is a Herefordshire Bull's head.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Hertfordshire.svg)) || November 2008 || [[Flag of Hertfordshire]]((ref|b|coa)) || Against eight blue and white wavy lines, representing the county's rivers, a gold shield bearing a resting deer or hart. (Also used as a county flag.)<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Isle of Wight flag.svg)) || 1938 || Flag of [[Isle of Wight Council]] || County council flag. Features a representation of [[Carisbrooke Castle]] against a surrounding blue field and three gold anchors represent the island's status and maritime history.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Lancashire County Council.svg)) || || Flag of [[Lancashire County Council]] || A banner of the council's coat of arms.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Leicestershire.png)) || || Flag of [[Leicestershire]] Council <br /> || The flag is divided into four quarters. The first quarter is a cinquefol, or five within a red circle, the second quarter is charged a white lion with two tails on a red ground, the third quarter shows an ermine plume on a red ground and the fourth shows a black maunch.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/your_council/about_leicestershire/civic_function/countyflag.htm |title=County Flag of Leicestershire |website=Leicestershire County Council |date=8 March 2012 |access-date=14 November 2012))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Merseyside.svg)) || 1 April 1974 to 31 March 1986 || Former [[Merseyside]] Council flag || The waves represent the River Mersey; the six golden mural crowns represent the six County Boroughs—[[County Borough of Birkenhead|Birkenhead]], [[County Borough of Bootle|Bootle]], [[Liverpool]], [[County Borough of Southport|Southport]], [[County Borough of St Helens|St Helens]], and [[County Borough of Wallasey|Wallasey]]—that Merseyside was created from..
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Norfolk.svg)) || || Flag of [[Norfolk]] Council || The top part of the flag shows a lion from the Royal arms of England together with ostrich plumes and coronet referring to the Prince of Wales. This is a very special honour for the County Council, the King, in the Royal Licence, specifically instructs on the design of the arms to be granted "in commemoration of our long residence in Norfolk". This of course refers to Sandringham. The lower part of the flag comprises the arms attributed to Ralph de Gael or Guader, first Earl of Norfolk circa 1069. The ermine may well refer to Brittany as Ralph was Lord of Gael in that Duchy.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Northumberland.svg)) || 7th century (modern form 1951) || Flag of [[Northumberland]] || Historical flag readopted in 1951 and used officially by the county council, and later released by the council and registered as the flag of the historic county. Eight yellow rectangles on a red field, note that the canton (top corner nearest the flagpole) should be gold.<ref name="northumberland1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council.png)) || || Flag of [[Nottinghamshire]] Council || Local authority flag. The wave is for River Trent and the oak tree for Sherwood Forest.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Rutland.svg)) || || [[Flag of Rutland]] Council || Local authority flag. A green background strewn with golden acorns, surrounding a central golden horseshoe.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Somerset.png)) || || [[Flag of Somerset]] Council || Local authority flag. A red dragon on a yellow field, bearing a blue mace – a banner of the county arms.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/newsletter/2004/item/61-november-2004-newsletter-no-3 |title=Newsletter (No. 3) |work=College of Arms |date=November 2004 |access-date=5 June 2016))</ref>
|-
| [[File:Yorkshire Flag copy.jpg|100px]] || || Former [[South Yorkshire]] Council || Flag based on the council's arms.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Banner of arms of Staffordshire council.svg))|| || Flag of [[Staffordshire]] Council || Local authority flag. All the devices on the flag come from arms of various Earls of Stafford. The red chevron on gold was the arms of the de Staffords. It is charged with the family's famous Stafford knot badge. The lion represents the authority of the council.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Suffolk.svg)) || || [[Flag of Suffolk]] Council || Local authority flag. Coat of arms of Suffolk on a gold background. The main charge in the arms is the sun rising over the sea. Suffolk is the most easterly county in England and thus the first to see the sun rise. The open crowns and crossed arrows refer to Bury St Edmunds and have been widely used in the arms of Suffolk towns and districts.
|-
| ((ListFlag|County flag of Surrey.svg)) || || Flag of [[Surrey]] Council || Local authority flag. Divided into halves, blue and black, with two gold keys representing the [[Chertsey Abbey]], a [[woolpack]] on blue and a sprig of [[oak]] on black. (a banner of the modern coat of arms of [[Surrey County Council]]).
|-
| ((ListFlag|County Flag of Tyne & Wear.svg)) || || Former [[Tyne and Wear]] Council flag || Former local authority flag.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the West Midlands County.svg)) || || Former [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] Council flag || Local authority flag. The flag has two dancetty barrulets interlaced to form a W and M representing the initials of "West Midlands".
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of West Sussex.svg)) || 1889-1974 || Former [[West Sussex]] Council flag || Blue and gold flag with six golden martlets. Old 1889-1974 West Sussex County Council flag.<ref name="wordpress1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|County_Flag_of_West_Sussex_(variant).png)) || 2008–Present || [[West Sussex]] Council flag || A blue banner with 7 light blue wavy lines with the crowned coat of arms in the centre in white.<ref name="wordpress1"/>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Wiltshire County Council Armorial Banner.svg)) || || Flag of [[Wiltshire Council]] || A banner of the council's coat of arms.
|}

==Cities==
((More citations needed|section|date=May 2022))This a list of officially recognised flags for various cities in England. Where listed as 'official', they have been registered by the Flag Institute charity or another official source. This list may be incomplete, please add official flags with sources showing the official flag design.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! colspan="2" style="width:110px;" |Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;" |Use!! style="width:160px;"|Ceremonial County!! style="width:500px;"|Description 
|-
|((ListFlag|Birmingham City Flag.svg))
|Official community design<ref>((cite web |last=Council |first=Birmingham City |title=Birmingham community flag |url=https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20057/about_birmingham/951/birmingham_community_flag |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=birmingham.gov.uk |language=en))</ref>|| 2015 
| [[Flag of Birmingham (England)|Flag of Birmingham]]<br>(City and Metropolitan borough) || West Midlands || Golden vertical zig-zag offset to hoist dividing blue and red, with a bulls head in the centre. Updated in 2015 from the 1977 banner of arms.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Coventry city flag.svg))
|Official design|| 2018<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/coventry-flag/ | title=Coventry Flag &#124; UK Flag Registry ))</ref>
| Flag of [[Coventry]]<br>(City and metropolitan borough). || West Midlands || Silhouette of Lady Godiva on a white field with two stripes in the traditional shade of Coventry Blue. Updated in 2018 from the 1345 arms flag depicting an Elephant.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Coventry | title=Coventry - Coat of arms (Crest) of Coventry | date=28 December 2022 ))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Durham.svg))
| || 1615 (Arms)|| Flag of [[Durham, England|Durham]]<br>(City and civil parish) || County Durham || A red cross outlined in white on a black field.((Citation needed|date=May 2022))
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Plymouth.svg))
| || 1620 (Arms) || [[Flag of Plymouth]]<br>(City and unitary authority)((Citation needed|date=May 2022)) || Devon || Arms of Plymouth City Council set on a red field.
|-
| ((ListFlag|City Flag of Portsmouth.svg))
| || 1194, 1622, 1686 (Arms) || Flag (or [[Banner of arms]]) of [[Portsmouth]] <br> (City and unitary authority) || Hampshire || A crescent of gold on a shade of azure, with a blazing star of eight points.  Portsmouth's original 1194 arms are based on those used by [[Richard I of England|King Richard I]] and [[William de Longchamp]], who granted Portsmouth its town charter in 1194. Portsmouth's arms predate the [[College of Arms]], but were confirmed by [[Heraldic visitations]] in 1622 (by [[John Philipot]]) and in 1686 (by [[Henry St George, the younger]]).<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/your-city/portsmouths-coat-of-arms/ | title=Portsmouth's Coat of Arms ))</ref> The Portsmouth arms are officially owned by [[Portsmouth City Council]].<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/your-city/portsmouths-coat-of-arms/ | title=Portsmouth's Coat of Arms ))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|Preston_town_flag.svg))
| || 2012<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flags/preston-flag/ | title=Preston Flag &#124; UK Flag Registry ))</ref>|| Flag of [[City of Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]<br>(City and non-metropolitan district) || Lancashire || A Paschal Lamb couchant Argent supporting a Cross-Staff Or taken from the coat of arms of c.1613<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Preston | title=Preston - Coat of arms (Crest) of Preston | date=28 December 2022 ))</ref> on a white cross, enlaid with a blue cross, on a blue field. 
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Southampton.png))
|Recognised design|| 2017<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.southampton.gov.uk/people-places/community-involvement/community-flag/ | title=Community Flag ))</ref>|| Flag of [[Southampton]]<br>(City and unitary authority) || Hampshire || An anchor and Tudor Rose on a red and white field. Updated in 2017 from the arms flag of 1575.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Southampton_(England) | title=Southampton (England) - Coat of arms (Crest) of Southampton (England) | date=28 December 2022 ))</ref>
|}

==Towns==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;" |Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Appleby-in-Westmorland town flag.svg)) || 2014 || Flag of [[Appleby-in-Westmorland]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town and civil parish, Cumbria) || A gold apple tree on a blue field.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Bexhill town flag.svg)) || 2020 || Flag of [[Bexhill-on-Sea]]((ref|a|reg))<br>(Town and civil parish, East Sussex) || A red saltire on a counter-changed field of green and white.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Bloxwich town flag.svg)) || 2017 || Flag of [[Bloxwich]]((ref|a|reg))<br> (Town and civil parish, West Midlands) || A counter-changed black and green cross on a white field with a rampant black lion in the canton and a green tree in the hoist.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Calne town flag.svg)) || 2009 || Flag of [[Calne]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town and civil parish, Wiltshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Caterham village flag.svg)) || 2016 || Flag of [[Caterham]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town, Surrey) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Heathfield Village Flag.svg)) || 2016 || Flag of [[Heathfield, East Sussex|Heathfield]]((ref|a|reg))<br>(Town, East Sussex) || A flag divided from top-left to bottom-right by a white line, with a white cuckoo on black in the hoist, and a white tower (defaced with a green key) on green in the fly.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Kingswinford town flag.svg)) || 2011 || Flag of [[Kingswinford]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town, West Midlands) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Newbury town flag.svg)) || 2013 || Flag of [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town, Berkshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Penrith town flag.svg)) || 2012 || Flag of [[Penrith, Cumbria|Penrith]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town and civil parish, Cumbria) || A red saltire on white with blue knot/flowers in each quarter.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Petersfield town flag.svg)) || 2008 || Flag of [[Petersfield]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town and civil parish, Hampshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Poole town flag.svg)) || 2020 || Flag of [[Poole]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town, Dorset) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|St Annes on Sea town flag.svg)) || 2012 || Flag of [[Lytham St Annes#St Annes|St Annes-on-the-Sea]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town, Lancashire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Wadhurst village flag.svg)) || 2019 || Flag of [[Wadhurst]]((ref|a|reg))<br>(Town and civil parish, East Sussex) || A golden-orange "W" shape on a green field, with three white six-pointed estoiles between the arms of the "W".
|-
| ((ListFlag|Willenhall town flag.svg)) || 2014 || Flag of [[Willenhall]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Town and civil parish, West Midlands) ||
|}

==Villages==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;" |Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Cromford village flag.svg)) || 2016 || Flag of [[Cromford]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village and civil parish, Derbyshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Evenley village flag.svg)) || 2014 || Flag of [[Evenley]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village and civil parish, Northamptonshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flore village flag.svg)) || 2012 || Flag of [[Flore, Northamptonshire|Flore]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village and civil parish, Northamptonshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Four Elms, Kent village flag.svg)) || 2016 || Flag of [[Four Elms]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village, Kent) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Hampton Poyle village flag.svg)) || 2014 || Flag of [[Hampton Poyle]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village, Oxfordshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Horningsea village flag.svg)) || 2014 || Flag of [[Horningsea]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village, Cambridgeshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Marden, Herefordshire village flag.svg)) || 2019 || Flag of [[Marden, Herefordshire|Marden]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village and civil parish, Herefordshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Nenthead village flag.svg)) || 2014 || Flag of [[Nenthead]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village, Cumbria) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Pewsey village flag.svg)) || 2014 || Flag of [[Pewsey]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village and civil parish, Wiltshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Staining village flag.svg)) || 2013 || Flag of [[Staining, Lancashire|Staining]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village and civil parish, Lancashire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Wing village flag.svg)) || 2013 || Flag of [[Wing, Buckinghamshire|Wing]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village and civil parish, Buckinghamshire) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Wreay village flag.svg)) || 2015 || Flag of [[Wreay]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village, Cumbria) ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Wroxton village flag.svg)) || 2009 || Flag of [[Wroxton]]((ref|a|reg)) <br> (Village and civil parish, Oxfordshire) ||
|}

==University flags==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;" |Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the University of Bristol.svg)) || || Flag of the [[University of Bristol]] ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the University of Cambridge.svg)) || || [[Coat of arms of the University of Cambridge|Flag of the]] [[University of Cambridge]]<ref name="Rob Raeside">((cite web |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb_cambu.html |title=Cambridge University (England) |author=Rob Raeside |date=29 June 2007 |work=Flags of the World |access-date=9 November 2022))</ref> ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the University of East Anglia.svg)) || || Flag of the [[University of East Anglia]] ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the University of Hull.svg)) || || Flag of the [[University of Hull]] || The Cross of Saint George defaced in the centre with the university's coat of arms.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the University of London.svg)) || || Flag of the [[University of London]] ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the University of Oxford.svg)) || || [[Coat of arms of the University of Oxford|Flag of the]] [[University of Oxford]] || An open book with the inscription ''[[Dominus Illuminatio Mea]]'' (Latin for "The Lord is my light"), surrounded by three golden crowns (two above and one below) on a blue field.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the University of Roehampton.svg)) || || Flag of the [[University of Roehampton]]<ref name="Ron Lahav and Laurence Jones">((cite web |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb_u-roe.html |title=University of Roehampton (England) |author=Ron Lahav and Laurence Jones |date=10 February 2006 |work=Flags of the World |access-date=11 November 2022))</ref> ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the University of Warwick.svg)) || || Flag of the [[University of Warwick]] ||
|}

==Other flags==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;" |Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of the Campaign for an English Parliament.svg)) || 1998 || Flag of the [[Campaign for an English Parliament]] ||
|-
| ((ListFlag|Standard of the English Heritage.svg)) || 1984 || Flag of [[English Heritage]] ||
|}

==Historical flags==

===Royal standards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((center|((ListFlag|Fighting Man Banner of Harold Godwinson.png|70px)))) || 1066 || Banner of King [[Harold Godwinson|Harold II]] || The reconstruction of the "Fighting Man Banner" mentioned by [[William of Poitiers]]. Was the military standard or personal banner of [[Harold Godwinson]] who led the Anglo-Saxon army in the [[Battle of Hastings]] (1066) against the [[Norman Conquest|Norman invaders]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal Banner of England.svg)) || 1198–1340 || Royal Banner of [[Richard I of England|King Richard I]] || ''Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure'',<ref name=fd607>((cite book |title = A Complete Guide to Heraldry |first = Arthur Charles |last = Fox-Davies |author-link = Arthur Charles Fox-Davies |publisher = READ |orig-year = 1909 |year = 2008 |page=607))</ref><ref name=Blazon01 >((cite web |url=http://footguards.tripod.com/08HISTORY/08_heraldry.htm |title=Coat of Arms of King George III |website=The First Foot Guards |access-date=4 February 2010))</ref> meaning three gold [[lion (heraldry)|lion]]s with blue tongues and claws, walking and facing the observer, arranged in a column on a red background. It forms the first and fourth quarters of the [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal Standard of England (1406-1340).svg)) || 1340–1395<br />1399–1406 || Royal Banner of [[Edward III of England|King Edward III]] || The [[Coat of Arms of England]] quartered with the Royal Standard of France, the [[Fleur-de-lis|fleurs-de-lis]] representing Edward III's [[English claims to the French throne|claim to the French throne]].
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal Standard of England (1395–1399).svg)) || 1395–1399 || Royal Banner of [[Richard II of England|King Richard II]] || The Coat of Arms of England impaled with attributed arms of King Edward The Confessor (symbolising mystical union).
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal Standard of England (1406-1603).svg)) || 1406–1422<br />1461–1470<br />1471–1554<br />1558–1603 || Royal Banner of [[Henry IV of England|King Henry IV]] || The French quartering has been altered to three fleurs-de-lis.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal standard of England (1422–1461).svg)) || 1422–1461<br />1470–1471 || Royal Banner of [[Henry VI of England|King Henry VI]] || The Coat of Arms of France impaled with the Coat of Arms of England, symbolising the [[dual monarchy of England and France]]. 
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal Standard of England (1554–1558).svg)) || 1554–1558 || Royal Banner of [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary I]] || The Coat of Arms of Habsburg Spain impaled with the Coat of Arms of England.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal Standard of Great Britain (1603-1649).svg)) || 1603–1689,<br/>1702–1707 || Royal Standard of the [[House of Stuart]], used first by [[James VI and I]] || A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of James I, first and fourth quarters representing England and the English claim to the French throne, second quarter representing [[Scotland]], third quarter representing [[Ireland]]. This was the last royal banner of the Kingdom of England.
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal Standard of England (1689-1694).svg)) || 1689–1694 || Royal Standard of [[William III and II|King William III and II]] and [[Mary II of England|Queen Mary II]] || A banner of the joint Royal Coat of Arms of William III and Mary II, consisting of the Coat of Arms of England defaced with an inescutcheon for the [[House of Nassau]] (representing William) and impaled with another undefaced version of the same Coat of Arms (representing Mary).
|-
| ((ListFlag|Royal Standard of Great Britain (1689-1702).svg)) || 1694–1702 || Royal Standard of King William III and II || A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of William III, first and fourth quarters representing England and the English claim to the French throne, second quarter representing Scotland, third quarter representing Ireland, with an inescutcheon for the House of Nassau.
|}

===National flags and ensigns===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| [[File:Dragon banner - Harold Rex interfectus est.jpg|left|110px]][[File:White Dragon Flag of England.png|left|110x110px]]|| [[Anglo-Saxon]] era || Reputedly to symbolise Anglo-Saxon England<ref name="wearetheenglish1">((cite web |title=We Are The English The White Dragon |url=https://wearetheenglish.com/the-white-dragon-42-w.asp#:~:text=The%20White%20Dragon%20Flag%20is%20reputedly%20an%20Anglo-Saxon%20flag,feature%20on%20the%20Bayeux%20Tapestry |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=wearetheenglish.com))</ref>|| In [[Historia Brittonum]], two dragons appear. The red dragon symbolised the Welsh while a white dragon symbolised the Anglo-Saxons. A [[dragon]] (known later in heraldry as a [[wyvern]]) also later appears twice in the death scene of [[Harold Godwinson|King Harold II]] on the [[Bayeux Tapestry]] depicting the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066.<ref name="wearetheenglish1"/> 
The Modern [[White Dragon Flag]] of England is based on a legend in Geoffrey of Monmouth's "History of the Kings of Britain".<ref>((Cite book |last=Dee |first=Edmund |title=White Wyrm Rising |publisher=Athelney |year=2005 |isbn=1903313066 |pages=82 |language=English))</ref> In modern times, it is often used by a minority of English nationalist organisations.<ref>((cite journal|last1 = White|first1 = Ethan Doyle|date = 2021 |title = In Woden's Shadow: Anglo-Saxonism, Paganism, and Politics in Modern England
|journal = Studies in Medievalism |issue = 30 |pages = 144–145))</ref>
|-
| ((ListFlag|English Red Ensign 1620.svg)) || 1620–1707 || English Red Ensign || Ensign of the red squadron with the Flag of England in the canton
|-
| ((ListFlag|English White Ensign 1620.svg)) || 1620–1702 || English White Ensign || Ensign of the white squadron with the Flag of England in the canton
|-
| ((ListFlag|White Squadron Ensign 1702-1707.svg)) || 1702–1707 || English White Ensign || Ensign of the white squadron with the Flag of England in the canton with large cross of St George placed upon a white background
|-
| ((ListFlag|English Blue Ensign 1620.svg)) || 1620–1707 || English Blue Ensign || Ensign of the blue squadron with the Flag of England in the canton
|-
| ((ListFlag|Flag of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg)) || 1606–1801 || [[Evolution of UK Flag|First Union Jack/Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain]]   || The first Union Flag (also known as the King's Colours) with the [[Flag of England|Cross of St George]] placed upon the [[Flag of Scotland]]
|}

===County flags===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!! style="width:100px;"|Date!! style="width:250px;"|Use!! style="width:500px;"|Description
|-
| ((ListFlag|Unofficial flag of Lancashire (until 2008).svg)) || pre–2008 || Unofficial flag of Lancashire || The Red Rose of Lancashire on a white field. It was denied registration by the Flag Institute, due to being almost identical to the already registered flag of the town of [[Montrose, Angus]].
|}

==See also==
*[[List of British flags]]
*[[List of Northern Irish flags]]
*[[List of Scottish flags]]
*[[List of Welsh flags]]
*[[List of Cornish flags]]
*[[Raven banner]]

==Footnotes==
*((note|a|reg)) Registered by the [[Flag Institute]], a UK [[vexillology]] organisation that documents, guides and promotes the design, research and use of flags, but does not hold official status or authority.
*((note|b|coa)) Designed by the [[College of Arms]], the only legal body to grant official arms.

==Notes==
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==References==
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