List of United Kingdom flags
This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by the United Kingdom, the individual countries of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies.
The College of Arms is the authority on the flying of flags in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and maintains the only official register of flags for these countries. It was established in 1484 and as part of the Royal Household operates under the authority of the Crown. The Lord Lyon King of Arms, established prior to 1399, holds a similar role within Scotland. A separate private body called the Flag Institute, an educational charity 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 UK law.
Flags recognised by planning law
Certain classes of flag enjoy a special status within English planning law and can be flown without needing the planning permission normally required for advertisements. These include any country’s national flag, civil ensign or civil air ensign; the flag of the Commonwealth, the United Nations or any other international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member; a flag of any island, county, district, borough, burgh, parish, city, town or village within the United Kingdom; the flag of the Black Country, East Anglia, Wessex, any Part of Lincolnshire, any Riding of Yorkshire or any 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 the British Armed Forces; and the Armed Forces Day flag.Since the United Kingdom left the European Union, flying the flag of the European Union now requires planning permission. However the United Kingdom remains a member of the Council of Europe, which uses the same flag.
Certain other flags may be flown without obtaining planning permission, providing they adhere to certain restrictions including location, size, and number of flags. These include "house flags" for companies or individuals occupying a building, or temporary events taking place in a building; sports club flags ; the rainbow flag; flags of certain award schemes ; and NHS flags.
Current national flags
National and subnational flags of the United Kingdom.United Kingdom
Countries of the United Kingdom
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Status |
| c. 1348 | Flag of England, also known as the St George's Cross | Argent a cross Gules | National flag of England also used by the Church of England, sports teams representing England and ordinary citizens. | |
| 1924–1972 unofficial since 1972 | Flag of Northern Ireland, also known as the Ulster Banner | Six-pointed star bearing the Red Hand of Ulster | Northern Ireland has no official nor universally accepted flag. The Ulster Banner portrayed here was the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland between 1953 and 1972. Since 1972 this flag has continued to be used for want of another distinctive flag, almost exclusively amongst the Unionist community. The flag is commonly used for sporting events and teams from Northern Ireland, most notably in the Commonwealth Games, the Northern Ireland national football team and events where Northern Irish competitors represent the province specifically such as snooker, darts and golf. | |
| c. 1542 | Flag of Scotland, also known as the St Andrew's Cross, or the Saltire | Azure a saltire Argent | National flag used by Scottish Government and agencies, sports teams representing Scotland and by ordinary citizens. | |
| c. 1807 | Flag of Wales, also known as the Red Dragon or Y Ddraig Goch | Per fess Argent and Vert, a dragon passant Gules | National flag used by the Welsh Government and agencies, sports teams representing Wales and by ordinary citizens. |
The flags of England and of Scotland are ancient war flags which became by usage the national flags of the Kingdom of England and of the Kingdom of Scotland respectively and continued in use until the Act of Union 1707. Thereafter, they were as de facto flags of those parts of the United Kingdom. The flag of Wales was formalised in 1959, but has ancient origins; the dragon was used as a battle-flag by countless Welsh rulers, the current flag being a redesign of the flag carried by Henry Tudor. The Flag of Northern Ireland is controversial. The coat of arms of the Government of Northern Ireland, a red cross on a white field, defaced with a Red Hand of Ulster within a six pointed star topped with a crown, became used as a local flag, though the end of the province's Government in 1973 ended its official status. This flag has continued to be the internationally recognisable de facto flag of Northern Ireland through its use by international sporting organisations to represent Northern Ireland, though locally it has the allegiance mainly of the Unionist community. The St Patrick's Saltire is also sometimes used by the UK government in London to represent Northern Ireland when a discrete Northern Ireland flag is required.
Crown Dependencies
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1993–present | Flag of Alderney | A red cross on a white field with an inescutcheon of the island's coat of arms. Alderney is an autonomous Crown Dependency and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. | |
| Government Ensign of Alderney | A blue ensign with the arms of Alderney. | ||
| 1936–1985 | Flag of Guernsey | A red cross on a white field. | |
| 1985–present | Flag of Guernsey | A golden cross within a red cross on a white field. Guernsey is an autonomous Crown Dependency and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. | |
| 1985–present | Civil Ensign of Guernsey | A red ensign with a Gold Cross. | |
| 1985–present | State Ensign of Guernsey | A blue ensign with a Gold Cross. | |
| c.1950–1953 | Flag of Herm | A dark blue field with the arms of Guernsey in the hoist and the words "HERM ISLAND" beneath it. | |
| c.1953–present | Flag of Herm | A red cross on a white field with the coat of arms of the island in the canton. Herm is an island which belongs to the Bailiwick of Guernsey. | |
| 1931–present | Flag of the Isle of Man | A triskelion on a red field. | |
| 1971–present | Civil Ensign of the Isle of Man | A red ensign with a triskelion. | |
| before 1981 | Flag of Jersey | A red saltire on a white field. | |
| 1981–present | Flag of Jersey | A red saltire on a white field defaced with the island's badge | |
| 2010–present | Civil Ensign of Jersey | A Red Ensign with the coat of arms of Jersey on. | |
| 1907–present | Government Ensign of Jersey | A blue ensign with the arms of Jersey. | |
| 2010–present | Storm Flag of Jersey | A long white pennant with a red border along the top and bottom, and the arms of Jersey in the hoist. | |
| 2019–present | Flag of Lihou | A green flag with a white stripe in the hoist, with the name "The Lihou Charitable Trust" in white on the green field, and a black and white Eurasian oystercatcher flying eastwards on the white stripe. | |
| 1938–2020 | Flag of Sark | A red cross on a white field with two lions in the canton overflowing the red cross. Strictly speaking, this was the personal flag of the Seigneur. | |
| 2020–present | Flag of Sark | A red cross on a white field with two lions in the canton. Strictly speaking, this was the personal flag of the Seigneur. Sark is an autonomous Crown Dependency and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. |
Parishes of Guernsey
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| Flag of Castel | |||
| Flag of Forest | A white flag defaced in the centre with a dark green shield containing a gold Shield of the Trinity. | ||
| Flag of Saint Andrew | |||
| Flag of Saint Martin | |||
| Flag of Saint Peter Port | A white flag with the shield of the parish in the centre, consisting of the coat of arms of Guernsey surrounded by a blue and silver ring bearing the name "ST PIERRE PORT GUERNSEY". | ||
| Flag of Saint Pierre du Bois | A flag coloured two-thirds dark blue and one-third light blue, with a brown and green tree in the light blue section and a pair of crossed gold and silver keys in the dark blue section. | ||
| Flag of Saint Sampson | |||
| Flag of Saint Saviour | |||
| Flag of Torteval | A white flag with a red field in the canton containing a gold Norman cross. At the bottom of the flag are three blue waves, with a red ship with four white sails sailing eastwards on the top wave. Below the ship is a gold scroll bearing the name "TORTEVAL", and behind the ship is a green shoreline, above which a grey gull is flying downwards. Above the gull is a grey skyline. | ||
| Flag of Vale |
Parishes of Jersey
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| Flag of Grouville | A white flag with a shield in the centre containing eight horizontal stripes of white and red. | ||
| Flag of Saint Brelade | A silver fish on a blue field. | ||
| Flag of Saint Clement | A golden anchor on a blue field. | ||
| Flag of Saint Helier | Two crossed gold axes on a blue field. | ||
| Flag of Saint John | A silver Maltese cross on a green field. | ||
| Flag of Saint Lawrence | A black gridiron on a white field. | ||
| Flag of Saint Martin | A red flag with a shield in the centre containing seven horizontal stripes of white and red. | ||
| Flag of Saint Mary | A silver fleur-de-lis on a blue field. | ||
| Flag of Saint Ouen | A gold Latin cross on a blue field. | ||
| Flag of Saint Peter | Two crossed silver keys on a red field. | ||
| Flag of Saint Saviour | Three golden Holy Nails surrounded by a golden crown of thorns on a red field. | ||
| Flag of Trinity | A silver and gold Shield of the Trinity with black text on a green field. |
British Overseas Territories
In 1999, the maritime flags of the British Overseas Territories were updated at the request of the Ministry of Defence. The white discs were removed from the field of the flags and each respective coat of arms was increased in size for ease of identification. As the MoD only had authority over sea flags, the governments of the Overseas Territories were free to continue using the flags with white discs on land. The Overseas Territories' governments did switch to the updated flags over a staggered period of time, however some old-style flags with white discs may still be seen. Such flags have generally been adopted by Order in Council. Civil flags are under the control of the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Transport and are split into two categories: Category 1 is to register ships of unlimited tonnage and type. Category 2 is to register commercial ships and yachts of up to 150 gross registered tons.| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1990–present | Anguilla | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Anguilla | |
| 1960-present | Flag used in Akrotiri and Dhekelia | The Union Jack is used as no territory flag exists | |
| 2013–present | Ascension Island, a constituent part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Ascension Island | |
| 1999–present | Bermuda | A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Bermuda. Used on land and as the civil ensign. | |
| 1999–present | Bermuda | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Bermuda. Used as the Government ensign. | |
| 1963–present | British Antarctic Territory | A white ensign less the cross of St George defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory | |
| 1963–present | British Antarctic Territory | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory | |
| 1990–present | British Indian Ocean Territory | A blue ensign with white wavy lines, defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory. | |
| 1960–present | British Virgin Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red. | |
| 1960–present | British Virgin Islands | A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands. Used on land and as the civil ensign. | |
| 1999–present | Cayman Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red. | |
| 1999–present | Cayman Islands | A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands. Used on land and as the civil ensign. | |
| 1999–present | Falkland Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands. Used on land and as the government ensign. The civil ensign is red. | |
| 1999–present | Falkland Islands | A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands. Used on land and as the civil ensign. | |
| 1982–present | Gibraltar | Two horizontal bands of white and red with a three-towered red castle in the centre of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centred in the red band. This is the flag commonly used on land. | |
| 1999–present | Gibraltar | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. This is the ensign for vessels owned by the Government, or in Government service. | |
| 1996–present | Gibraltar | A red ensign defaced with the badge of Gibraltar in the fly. Used as the civil ensign for locally registered vessel. | |
| 1999–present | Montserrat | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Montserrat | |
| 1984–present | Pitcairn Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands | |
| 1984–present | Saint Helena, a constituent part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Saint Helena | |
| 1985–present | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
| 2002–present | Tristan da Cunha, a constituent part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha | |
| 1968–present | Turks and Caicos Islands | A blue ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 1968–present | Turks and Caicos Islands | A red ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
Governors' flags
Prior to 1999, all governors' flags had smaller discs and the outer green garland without the gold ring. Therefore, the dates given do not reflect this minor, consistent change.| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1990–present | Personal flag of the governor of Anguilla | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Anguilla | |
| Before 2011 | Personal flag of the governor of Bermuda | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Bermuda | |
| 1962–present | Personal flag of the commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory | |
| 1990–present | Flag of the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory | A design based on the Blue Ensign with a Union Jack in the union and wavy white lines going horizontally along the field, defaced with the coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory. This flag is also used as the de facto flag of the Territory. | |
| 1971–present | Personal flag of the governor of the British Virgin Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands | |
| 1971–present | Personal flag of the governor of the Cayman Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the Cayman Islands | |
| 1948–present | Personal flag of the governor of the Falkland Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands | |
| Before 2011 | Personal flag of the governor of Gibraltar | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Gibraltar | |
| Before 2011 | Personal flag of the governor of Montserrat | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Montserrat | |
| Before 2011 | Personal flag of the governor of the Pitcairn Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands | |
| Before 2011 | Personal flag of the governor of Saint Helena | A Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms of Saint Helena | |
| 1999–present | Personal flag of the commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
| 2002–present | Personal flag of the governor of Tristan da Cunha, also used by the Administrator of Tristan da Cunha | A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha. | |
| Before 2011 | Personal flag of the governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands | A Union jack defaced with the coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
Ensigns
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1801 on | Blue Ensign, used by some organisations or territories associated with the UK and also used by Royal Navy Reserve Captain of Merchant Navy Ship – e.g., | A blue field, with a Union Jack in the canton | |
| 1864 on | Government Service Ensign | A blue ensign defaced with a horizontal yellow anchor | |
| 1991 - 2009 | Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency ensign | A blue ensign defaced with a vertical yellow anchor, surrounded by a wreath of thistles, surmounted by the Crown of Scotland and bearing the initials "S F" | |
| 1801 on | Red Ensign, used by the Merchant Navy | A red field, with a Union Jack in the canton | |
| Civil Jack | A Union Jack with a white border | ||
| The Ensign of Trinity House | Red Ensign defaced with the shield of the coat of arms. The Master and Deputy Master each have their own flags. | ||
| Royal National Lifeboat Institution | |||
| 1994 | Maritime Volunteer Service | ||
| Company of Watermen and Lightermen | |||
| Ensign of the Commissioners of Irish Lights, used by CIL vessels in Northern Ireland | The blue ensign defaced with the commissioners' badge in the fly. | ||
| 2006 | Ship of the National Historic Fleet | ||
| 2006 | Registered vessel of the National Historic Ships UK | ||
| 1931 on | Civil Air Ensign, used by civilian aircraft and at civil airports | A blue and white cross on a light blue field with the Union Jack in the canton | |
| Dunkirk Jack, used by Member Ships of the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships, which consists of civilian vessels that participated in the Dunkirk evacuation. | The Cross of Saint George defaced with the Arms of Dunkirk. | ||
| Unofficial Cornish ensign | The Cornish flag defaced with a Union flag in the canton. | ||
| 2000 | Another unofficial Cornish ensign flown by the ship Sweet Promise during the 'Brest 2000' festival. | The Cornish flag defaced with the Standard of the Duke of Cornwall in the canton. | |
| 2003 | Unofficial Devon Ensign | The Devon flag defaced with a Union flag in the canton. | |
| 2023 | Unofficial Warwickshire ensign found within Etone College | St. George's Cross defaced with a Bear and Ragged Staff in the canton. |
Naval Service
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1801 on | White Ensign, Royal Navy, usually ships bearing the prefix HMS, and the Royal Yacht Squadron | A red cross on a white field with the Union Jack in the canton | |
| 1968 on | Ensign of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary | A blue ensign defaced with a vertical yellow anchor | |
| 1974–2008 | Ensign of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service | A blue ensign defaced with a horizontal yellow anchor with two wavy yellow lines beneath | |
| 1963 on | Ensign of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service | A blue ensign defaced with the shield of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service | |
| Combined Cadet Force Naval Section Ensign | RNR Blue Ensign with CCF Naval Section badge | ||
| Since 1942 | Sea Cadet Corps Ensign | RNR Blue Ensign with SCC badge | |
| Flag of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom | A fouled anchor on a crimson background | ||
| Flag of the Corps of His Majesty's Royal Marines | A dark blue field with unequal horizontal yellow, green and red stripes, and the crest of the Royal Marines. | ||
| Flag of the Commandant General Royal Marines | A dark blue field with a fouled anchor, lion and crown. | ||
| King's Colour for the Royal Navy | A White Ensign defaced in the centre of the cross with a garter of the Order of the Garter encircling the Royal Cypher of King Charles III and surmounted by a Tudor Crown. |
Combined Forces
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1956 on | Flag of the Joint Services | A dark blue, red and light blue tricolour defaced with the Joint Service badge. A simplified version with the badge in black is also in use. The tricolour is a combination of the colours of the Armed Forces. | |
| Flag of the Secretary of State for Defence | A dark blue, red and light blue horizontal tricolour defaced with a crown and lion. The tricolour is a combination of the colours of the Armed Forces. | ||
| 1965 on | Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff | A dark blue, red and light blue horizontal tricolour with a Union canton and defaced with the badge of the Chief of the Defence Staff. The tricolour is a combination of the colours of the Armed Forces. | |
| 1971 on | Ensign of the Ministry of Defence Police | A blue ensign defaced with the badge of the Ministry of Defence Police. | |
| 1948 on | Standard of the Combined Cadet Force | A green banner defaced with a tricoloured roundel: the crowns of the three services on their associated colour, surrounded by the words "Combined Cadet Force". |
Communities and local government
Since 2012 it has been permitted in planning law in England to fly a flag of any British island, county, district, borough, burgh, parish, city, town or village without planning permission as an advertisement. Official bodies such as the Department for Communities and Local Government encourage the use of these flagsBanner of arms have long been used to represent local authority councils and the areas they cover. Some of these include the banners used by Northumberland and Hertfordshire County Councils which before 2012 had already "released" their banners of arms for use as historic county flags, in most cases a historic county flag is derived or directly adopted.
Community flags have also been adopted to cover small areas or places.
Local county
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| Angus | Consisting of four-quarters containing a red crowned lion passant, a gold cinquefoil, a blue-white checked strip crossed with buckled red belt, and a depiction of the heart of Robert the Bruce to represent the four ancient earldoms of Angus. | ||
| 1974 on | Flag of Cambridgeshire County Council | Banner of the arms adopted after 1974 with elements from the old Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely CC and Huntingdon and Peterborough CC. | |
| 12th century | St Piran's Flag – the Flag of Cornwall | A white cross on a black field, formally adopted in 1890 | |
| Defunct | Flag of Cumbria County Council | On the green border are Parnassus flowers interspersed with white roses superimposed with red roses. 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 for the lakes and agriculture, green and white for mountains and lakes and green and yellow for mountains and agriculture. | |
| 1961, altered for post-1974 reform and transferred to unitary authority in 2009 | County Durham District | A yellow cross on a blue field with lions rampant in each quarter from the Bishopric of Durham's arms, black diamonds on each arm added when the arms was originally adopted with a later change to add a white rose of York on a blue square in centre of the cross. | |
| 1889, altered for post-1974 reform | Flag of East Sussex | nine golden birds of Sussex on red with a Saxon crown above, white wave later added between the crown and birds. | |
| Defunct | Flag of Greater London | Adopted by the Greater London Council, this banner of arms is the last official flag of Greater London. The waves are taken from the flag of the former London County Council and the Saxon crown from the flag of Middlesex. The Greater London Authority uses multiple logo variations but has not officially adopted a flag. | |
| Defunct | Flag of Greater Manchester | Ten golden castles on a red background, fringed by a golden border in the style of a castle battlement. | |
| 1992 | Hampshire county banner of arms | A gold crown on red above a Lancaster rose on gold, the crown representing the former Saxon kingdom of Wessex and the rose representing England. | |
| for the 1889 council, re-adopted for post-1996 reformed council | Flag of Herefordshire | ||
| 2008 on | Flag of Hertfordshire | On white and blue a waved background, a Hart reclining on a yellow shield, use of blue and yellow is derived from Saint Alban's Cross. | |
| Isle of Wight Council banner of arms | A pale blue field with a nicked rhombus and at the bottom six alternating bars wavy, navy blue and white. | ||
| 1903, re-adopted for post-1974 reformed council | Flag of Lancashire County Council | Red with two full width yellow triangles pointing down and one pointing up, a red rose on each yellow triangle. | |
| Leicestershire banner of arms | Flag of the historic county of Leicestershire, registered with the Flag Institute on 16 July 2021 | ||
| Defunct | Flag of Merseyside | ||
| Flag of Norfolk County Council | Council banner of arms. For County flag see Flag of Norfolk | ||
| 1951 | Flag of Northumberland | Local authority flag with use permitted to local people. Based on the St Oswald banner. | |
| Flag of Rutland | |||
| Defunct | Flag of South Yorkshire | Red and white waves with one and two half black lozenges to represent coal with white roses to represent Yorkshire. | |
| Flag of Staffordshire | 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. | ||
| Defunct | Flag of Tyne and Wear | A blue field with a white turret in the centre to represent Hadrian's wall with a white wavy line above to represent the rivers. | |
| 1931 on | Flag of Warwickshire – the Bear and Ragged Staff | A silver bear with red muzzle and gold collar and chain supporting a silver ragged staff on a red shield, with three red crosses on a gold band at the top. | |
| Defunct | Flag of the West Midlands | Banner of arms of the former county council. The flag has two dancetty barrulets interlaced to form a W and M representing the initials of "West Midlands". | |
| Flag of West Sussex | Banner of arms of the local authority. Blue and gold flag with six golden martlets. | ||
| Flag of Worcestershire CC | Banner of arms of the local authority. |
Civic
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| Flag of Appleby-in-Westmorland | A golden heraldic apple tree on blue. | ||
| 1893 | Flag of Bexhill-on-Sea | A red saltire, which divides the flag into four sections: two of them white and two green. | |
| Flag of Birmingham | Golden vertical zig-zag offset to hoist dividing blue and red, with a bulls head in the centre. The flag of city as opposed to the banner of the council. | ||
| Flag of Calne | Golden circle over green, blue and white stripes. | ||
| 2018 | Flag of Coventry | 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. | |
| Flag of Craig-y-Dorth | Two golden wyverns combatant on blue and red, over a golden triangle with a red loaf.. | ||
| Flag of Digbeth | Triband of blue, thinner black and white with counterchanged rings over the black-white division and ripples beneath. | ||
| Flag of Evenley | Three golden cowslips on a green hoist, with a dragon slain by Saint George on the yellow field. | ||
| Flag of Finchfield | Three golden finches with an interlocking pattern of stylised wheat. | ||
| Flag of Flore | A white blossom flower on purple and a purple plum on gold divided by a diagonal wavy line. | ||
| Flag of Hampton Poyle | A white saltire on red with a black border with golden bezants. | ||
| Flag of Horningsea | A potter at his wheel counterchanged across a vertical bisection red and white. | ||
| Flag of Kingswinford | A white boar with a gold crown on blue. | ||
| Flag of the City of London | A red cross on a white field, with a red sword in the canton. A banner of the arms of the City of London Corporation. | ||
| Flag of Montrose | A red rose on a white field. | ||
| Flag of Nenthead | A green triangle with white eight pointed star over black and white hoops. | ||
| Flag of Newbury | Red and blue quarters with castle, wheatsheaf, swords and teasel with a wavy hoop across the centre. | ||
| 2009 | Flag of Newton Abbot | A stylised image of St Leonard's Tower in the centre of a modified flag of Devon. The green represents the moors, the black the granite and the white the clay of the surrounding area. The cross is also used to represent a major crossroads in the town which converged on the clock tower. The arms of the cross represent the routes to Exeter and London, Bovey Tracey and the moors, Totnes and Plymouth, and Torquay and Brixham. | |
| Flag of Penrith | A red saltire on white with blue knot/flowers in each quarter. | ||
| Flag of Petersfield | Crossed keys on a green field with a plain white and wavy blue hoop. | ||
| Flag of Pewsey | A white horse on green hills below an oaken crown. | ||
| Flag of Poole | Dolphin on wavy black and gold bars below the three scallop shells of St James. | ||
| Flag of Preston | A blue cross with white arm centres on white with a paschal lamb in the centre. | ||
| Flag of St Albans – the Cross of St Alban | A golden saltire on sky blue. | ||
| Flag of St Anne's on Sea | A white Victorian lifeboat in upper hoist above two golden wavy hoops all over blue. | ||
| Flag of Staining, Lancashire | A white windmill and plough on blue divided by a white diagonal series of rectangles with a blue Celtic cross in the centre. | ||
| Flag of 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. | ||
| Flag of the stannary town of Tavistock | A white field with a blue bend, defaced with the coat of arms. | ||
| 2017 | Flag of Thame | The flag results from a competition held in the town. It incorporates Thame Town Council’s colours with part of the town’s emblem on the left hand side, and three waves – which signify the countryside, the Phoenix Trail and the River Thame – on the right hand side. | |
| Flag of Tywyn | A black raven on gold and a white dolphin on blue divided by a diagonal wavy line. | ||
| Flag of Willenhall | Three golden locks on red and a crowned set of golden crossed keys on blue divided by a crenellated vertical line. | ||
| Flag of Wing, Buckinghamshire | A golden bird in a golden arch all on blue. | ||
| Flag of Wreay | A golden cross on green with a two crossed white pipes and a bell in the first quarter. | ||
| Flag of Wroxton | A red cross on blue and fimbriated white with white birds, pick axe, and leaf in the quarters. |
University flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| Flag of Bangor University | |||
| Flag of Edinburgh Napier University | A flag diagonally divided by white and red – white in the top and fly, red in the hoist and bottom. | ||
| Flag of Queen's University Belfast | |||
| Flag of the University of Bristol | |||
| Flag of the University of Cambridge | |||
| Flag of the University of East Anglia | |||
| Flag of the University of Edinburgh | A blue saltire on a white field, with a thistle in the upper quarter, a castle in the lower quarter, and an open book in the centre of the saltire. It is a banner of the University's coat of arms. | ||
| Flag of the University of Glasgow | |||
| Flag of the University of Hull | The Cross of Saint George defaced in the centre with the University's coat of arms. | ||
| Flag of the University of London | |||
| Flag of the University of Oxford | An open book with the inscription Dominus Illuminatio Mea, surrounded by three golden crowns on a blue field. | ||
| Flag of the University of Roehampton | |||
| Flag of the University of St Andrews | A banner of the University's coat of arms. | ||
| Flag of Swansea University | |||
| Flag of Wrexham Glyndŵr University | |||
| Flag of the University of Warwick |
Historic areas
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Royal standards
Welsh Royal Standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1401–1416 | Banner adopted by Owain Glyndŵr and thought to be derived from the counter-charged arms of the princely Houses of Mathrafal and Dinefwr. It is in use by the National Eisteddfod for Wales, Cymdeithas yr iaith and widely amongst independentist groups | Quarterly Or and Gules, four Lions rampant counter-charged | |
| c. 1195 – 1378 | Banner of the princely House of Aberffraw and the Kingdom of Gwynedd famously used by Llywelyn the Great, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Owain Lawgoch. The Prince of Wales uses a version of this flag today emblazoned with a Crown on a green shield | Quarterly Or and Gules, four Lions passant guardant counter-charged langued and armed Azur | |
| c. 1100 – c. 1400 | Banner of the princely House of Mathrafal used during the early Middle Ages by the rulers of Powys, Powys Wenwynwyn and later by their heirs the de la Pole dynasty. Modern use is rare | Or a Lion rampant Gules langued and armed Azure | |
| c. 1100 – c. 1300 | Banner of the princely House of Dinefwr and the Kingdom of Deheubarth, a realm which covered much of south Wales. The banner would have been used during the early Middle Ages and later by the Talbot dynasty who inherited the arms. Modern use is rare | Gules a Lion rampant Or, a border engrailed of the last | |
| c. 1240 – 1282 | Banner of the personal arms of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd | Argent three Lions passant Gules | |
| c. 1160 – c. 1350 | Banner of Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor, and later the Banner of Powys Fadog | Argent a Lion rampant Sable langued and armed Gules |