Flag of Cambridgeshire
| Proportion | 3:5 |
|---|---|
| Adopted | 1 February 2015 |
| Designed by | Brady Ells |
The Cambridgeshire Flag is the flag of the traditional English county of Cambridgeshire. It was registered with the Flag Institute on 1 February 2015, after being voted the winner of a design competition.
Design
The background is the same shade of blue as the shield from the regional flag of East Anglia, of which Cambridgeshire is part. The pattern of three gold crowns arranged two-above-and-one-below is also taken from the East Anglian flag. The two wavy lines (the shade of which is Cambridge Blue, the colour of the University of Cambridge) represent the River Cam.[1]
The Pantone colours for the flag are:
- Royal Blue 286
- Yellow 109
- Cambridge Blue 557
Competition
The competition was organised by adventurer and flag enthusiast Andy Strangeway from Yorkshire, in conjunction with the Flag Institute. It launched in May 2014.[2]
Overall, 17 entries were submitted. A final shortlist of six designs was selected by a judging panel, and put to a public vote on 23 November 2014, with voting remaining open until 31 December.[3]
The winning design was announced on 1 February 2015. The designer was Brady Ells of Sussex.[4]
Flag of Cambridgeshire County Council
The flag of Cambridgeshire County Council is a banner of the council's coat of arms, which were granted on 1 November 1976. The three wavy blue lines represent the three main rivers of the area; the River Cam, the River Great Ouse and the River Nene. The two straight blue lines symbolise the numerous drainage ditches of the Fens. The surrounding red border and fleur-de-lis shapes are derived from the Royal arms of Scotland, as a homage to the fact that the Earldom of Huntingdon and Cambridge was held by successive Scottish kings in the 12th and early 13th centuries.[5]
See also
Similar emblems
References
- ^ "Cambridgeshire". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Cambridgeshire County Flag Competition". The Association of British Counties. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ John Elworthy (24 November 2014). "Battle lines drawn as public invited to vote for a new flag for Cambridgeshire". Cambs Times. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Kath Sansom (2 February 2015). "New flag for Cambridgeshire following competition". Wisbech Standard. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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