Flag of Huntingdonshire
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The Flag of Huntingdonshire is the county flag for the English county of Huntingdon
. It was enrolled on the UK Flags Register by the Flag Institute
on 25 June 2009.
promotes the traditional county status of Huntingdonshire. The Society's original design was published in June 2007.
In 2009, Graham Bartram
, the Chief Vexillologist of the Flag Institute, proposed alterations to the design, which the Society accepted. This latter design was registered as the county flag.
granted in 1937 to Huntingdonshire County Council and which are now borne by Huntingdonshire District Council. The full achievement of the Huntingdonshire arms features as a crest:
This banner, in plain English a green flag with a gold, beribboned hunting horn, then formed the basis of the county flag design.
The hunting horn as a symbol for the town of Huntingdon
or for Huntingdonshire appears also on older civic heraldry, for example the arms of the former Borough of Huntingdon and Godmanchester
.
The flag's aspect ratio is 3:5.
The Pantone Colours for the flag are:
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
. It was enrolled on the UK Flags Register by the Flag Institute
Flag Institute
The Flag Institute is a research and documentation centre for flags and flag information, founded on St George's Day, 23 April 1971 by William Crampton and Captain EMC Barraclough CBE RN. Although not an official body, it is the principal advisor and designer of flags to the government of the...
on 25 June 2009.
Origin
The flag was first proposed by Rupert Barnes of the Huntingdonshire Society whichpromotes the traditional county status of Huntingdonshire. The Society's original design was published in June 2007.
In 2009, Graham Bartram
Graham Bartram
Graham Bartram is a British vexillologist who is currently Secretary-General for Congresses of the Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques, the Chief Vexillologist of the Flag Institute and a consultant to the British government on flag design and usage.Graham Bartram was born...
, the Chief Vexillologist of the Flag Institute, proposed alterations to the design, which the Society accepted. This latter design was registered as the county flag.
Design
The flag was not an entirely original design; it is contained in the arms which the College of ArmsCollege of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds’ College, is an office regulating heraldry and granting new armorial bearings for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
granted in 1937 to Huntingdonshire County Council and which are now borne by Huntingdonshire District Council. The full achievement of the Huntingdonshire arms features as a crest:
On a Wreath of Argent and Azure a Lion rampant Gules gorged with a Collar flory counter-flory Or and supporting a Staff proper flying therefrom a Banner Vert charged with a Hunting Horn stringed Or
This banner, in plain English a green flag with a gold, beribboned hunting horn, then formed the basis of the county flag design.
The hunting horn as a symbol for the town of Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...
or for Huntingdonshire appears also on older civic heraldry, for example the arms of the former Borough of Huntingdon and Godmanchester
Huntingdon and Godmanchester
Huntingdon and Godmanchester was a municipal borough in Huntingdonshire from 1961 to 1974. It was formed in 1961 by the merger of the boroughs of Huntingdon and Godmanchester...
.
The flag's aspect ratio is 3:5.
The Pantone Colours for the flag are:
- Green 355,
- Yellow