Flags of cities, towns and villages in the United Kingdom

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 edit

Cities & Large Towns edit

Coventry
Bexhill-on-Sea (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[1]
Birmingham^[2] (details) (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[3]
Birmingham (banner of arms)
Cambridge
^{[citation needed]}
Borough of Colchester (banner of arms)^[4]
Durham
^{[citation needed]}
Leicester
Lincoln^[2]
City of London^[2] (details) (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[5]
City of London (vertical banner)
Greater London Authority^[6] (details)
Newbury (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[7]
Penrith (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[8]
Plymouth
(City and Unitary Authority) (details)
Poole (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[9]
Portsmouth^[2]
Preston (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[10]
Salisbury (banner of arms) ^[11]
St Albans^[2]
York^[2]

Small Towns & Villages edit

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

Historical edit

Greater London Council (1965-1986)

Northern Ireland edit

Cities edit

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

Scotland edit

Cities edit

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 edit

Cities & Towns edit

Cardiff (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[34]
Tywyn (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[35]

Villages & Miscellaneous edit

Craig-y-dorth (Registered by the Flag Institute)^[36]

References edit

^ "Bexhill (Sussex)". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Bartram, Graham (2004). British Flags and Emblems. Tuckwell Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 186232297X.
^ "Birmingham". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ Colchester Venues
^ "London". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Greater London (England)".
^ "Newbury". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Penrith". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Poole". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Preston". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "The Guildhall Salisbury | A Magnificent Venue in the Heart of the City". The Guildhall. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
^ "Appleby". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Calne". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Digbeth". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Evenley". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Finchfield". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Flore". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Hampton Poyle". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Horningsea". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Kingswinford". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "St Anne's". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Nenthead". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Petersfield". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Pewsey". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Staining". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Willenhall". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Wing". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Wreay". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Wroxton". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Belfast". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Royal Authority to use the title 'Lord Provost'". Dundee City Council. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
^ "UK Flag Registry". Flaginstitute.org. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
^ "Edinburgh". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Cardiff". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Tywyn". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.
^ "Craig-y-Dorth". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

External links edit

British City, town & village flags

[1] "Bexhill (Sussex)". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[Bartram2004-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Bartram, Graham (2004). British Flags and Emblems. Tuckwell Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 186232297X.

[3] "Birmingham". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[4] Colchester Venues

[5] "London". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[6] "Greater London (England)".

[7] "Newbury". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[8] "Penrith". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[9] "Poole". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[10] "Preston". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[11] "The Guildhall Salisbury | A Magnificent Venue in the Heart of the City". The Guildhall. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

[12] "Appleby". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[13] "Calne". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[14] "Digbeth". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[15] "Evenley". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[16] "Finchfield". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[17] "Flore". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[18] "Hampton Poyle". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[19] "Horningsea". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[20] "Kingswinford". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[21] "St Anne's". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[22] "Nenthead". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[23] "Petersfield". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[24] "Pewsey". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[25] "Staining". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[26] "Willenhall". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[27] "Wing". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[28] "Wreay". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[29] "Wroxton". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[30] "Belfast". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[31] "Royal Authority to use the title 'Lord Provost'". Dundee City Council. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

[32] "UK Flag Registry". Flaginstitute.org. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

[33] "Edinburgh". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[34] "Cardiff". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[35] "Tywyn". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

[36] "Craig-y-Dorth". UK Flag Registry. The Flag Institute.

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