Flag of Gloucestershire

Flag Of Gloucestershire

The Gloucestershire flag was the winning entry in a competition held by the then High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Jonathan Carr, to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the county in March 2008. In inviting entries, the Sheriff stated that "Several counties, especially in the West of the country, now have their own flags and I think the Millennium presents a good opportunity for Gloucestershire to have one of its own".

As with most English counties, Gloucestershire had no official flag, nor was there even a popularly-flown generally-accepted one. A banner of the county council arms was (and still is) available commercially from a number of flag vendors, but this design, in accordance with the rules of English heraldry, is the sole legal property of the county council rather than of the county at large, so it is not legal for any individual to fly it.

The new flag was used during 2008 in publications of the Diocese of Gloucester, with the arms of the diocese superimposed.

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