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Although there is no official county flag for Cumbria, there is the heraldic
crest commissioned by Cumbria County Council. There have been several flags
suggested over the years, including my own:
http://www.kynson.org.uk/Cumbria/flag.htm. Other flags previously suggested
include ones based upon:
- White cross on blue background
- the old
Cumberland and Westmorland flags
Dave Atkinson,15 June 2008
![[Cumbria proposal]](../images/g/gb-e-cbr.gif)
image by Dave Atkinson, 16 June 2008
I created this proposal two years ago to use as a banner at Carlisle United
games. Although I had no deliberate intention to promote it widely, it is now
well known amongst Carlisle fans and has appeared on Sky Sports and Virgin
Media. It even featured on the opening credits of some of the highlights
packages. I've had quite a few fans coming up and saying hello at games, and
asking where they can get one, so I did investigate getting more printed up. In
the meantime, I am ordering 100 car stickers, because that many people have
placed advanced orders for them. Not bad considering I've not publicised it to
date and it was only meant to be a joke!
As I said, there is no official
flag, but the one I've designed is the only one that actually includes the
official coat of arms, commissioned for
the (re)creation of the county of Cumbria in 1974.
Dave Atkinson, 16
June 2008
![[Cumbria, England]](../images/g/gb-e-cumb.jpg)
image located by Ian MacDonald, 14 July 2010
Source:
http://englishcountyflags.com
This flag is being marketed for Cumbria. The commercially available flag is based on the Arms of Cumberland.
The arms represent the natural features of the county, the flowers referring to
the grass of Parnassus which grows on the marshy uplands, while the base of the
shield stands for the rivers, lakes, and seaboard. The pick and crook allude to
the local activities of mining and sheep-rearing. The curlew is a bird common in
the uplands of the County, and the mural crown is commonly found in the arms of
municipal authorities. The bull of the ancient Cumberland family of Dacre is an
historic emblem associated particularly with the old Border warfare, and the
roebuck is traditional to the County. The supporters are shown standing on a
masoned base representing Hadrian's Wall.
Ian MacDonald, 14 July
2010
![[Flag of Cumbria county council, England]](../images/g/gb-e-cum-cc.jpg)
image located by Valentin Poposki,
9 December 2011
Source:
http://www.flyingcolours.org/gallery-items.php?galleryID=29
![[Cumberland]](../images/g/gb-e-cumb.gif)
image by Ben McGarr, 22 November 2007
While on holiday in the Lake District a few weeks ago, I saw some flag
stickers on sale in a local store in Patterdale. There were advertised by the
label "Fly your regional flag" or something like that, and there were three
different flags. Two of them were white crosses on a blue field with the words "Cumbria"
or "Cumberland" written in the cross, and the third was similar with a red cross
on a yellow field with the inscription "Westmorland". As I understand it, the
historical counties of Cumberland and Westmorland make up the modern Cumbria.
Jonathan Dixon, 11 September 2004
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