Flags of cities, towns and villages in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of cities, towns and village flags in the United Kingdom. Flags listed below must be cited and recognised by a local or national body.

England

Cities & Large Towns

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  Coventry
• 
  Bexhill-on-Sea (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[1]
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  Birmingham^[2] (details) (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[3]
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  Birmingham (banner of arms)
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  Cambridge

  ^{[citation needed]}
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  Borough of Colchester (banner of arms)^[4]
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  Durham

  ^{[citation needed]}
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  Leicester
• 
  Lincoln^[2]
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  City of London^[2] (details) (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[5]
• 
  City of London (vertical banner)
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  Greater London Authority^[6] (details)
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  Newbury (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[7]
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  Penrith (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[8]
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  Plymouth
  (City and Unitary Authority) (details)
  
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  Poole (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[9]
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  Portsmouth^[2]
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  Preston (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[10]
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  Salisbury (banner of arms) ^[11]
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  St Albans^[2]
• 
  York^[2]

Small Towns & Villages

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  Appleby-in-Westmorland (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[12]
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  Calne (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[13]
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  Digbeth (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[14]
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  Evenley (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[15]
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  Finchfield (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[16]
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  Flore (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[17]
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  Hampton Poyle (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[18]
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  Heathfield (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[19]
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  Kingswinford (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[20]
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  Lytham St Annes (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[21]
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  Nenthead (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[22]
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  Petersfield (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[23]
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  Pewsey (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[24]
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  Staining, Lancashire (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[25]
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  Willenhall (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[26]
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  Wing, Buckinghamshire (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[27]
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  Wreay (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[28]
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  Wroxton (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[29]

Historical

• 
  Greater London Council (1965-1986)

Northern Ireland

Cities

Flag	City	Date	Description
	Belfast	30 June 1890 –	Banner of arms.[2] (Registered by the Flag Institute)[30]

Scotland

Cities

Flag	City	Date	Description
	Aberdeen	15th century –	Banner of arms. The three towers represents the three hills (Aberdeen Castle on Castle Hill, the city gate on Port Hill, and a chapel on St Catherine's Hill). The fleurs-de-lis alludes to the royal coat of arms of Scotland.[2]
	Dundee	6 October 1932 –	Banner of arms.[31]
	Edinburgh	1732 –	Banner of arms. The flag depicts the Edinburgh Castle.[2][32] (Registered by the Flag Institute)[33]
	Glasgow	1866 –	A banner of the city's coat of arms.
	Montrose		A red rose on a white field.
	Stirling		The Scottish flag defaced in the centre of the saltire with the red lion rampant from the Scottish royal banner, with two caltraps in the upper and lower sections, and two spur-rowels in the left and right sections.

Wales

Cities & Towns

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  Cardiff (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[34]
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  Llandovery (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[35]
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  Monmouth (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[36]
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  Tywyn (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[37]

Villages & Miscellaneous

• 
  Craig-y-dorth (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[38]

References

External links

• British City, town & village flags

This page was last edited on 27 May 2024, at 14:10