| Flag Type: | County Flag |
|---|---|
| Flag Date: | 1949 |
| Flag Designer: | College of Arms |
| Adoption Route: | Traditional |
| UK Design Code: | UNKG7457 |
| Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
| Pantone® Colours: | Blue 282, White, Red 186, Yellow 116 |
| Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
| Notes: | The Oxfordshire Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic English county. The flag uses a banner of arms of the former Oxfordshire County Council, first granted in 1949. It consists of a dark blue field, with two broad white wavy diagonal lines representing the river Thames and its tributaries. In the centre is a red ox head for Oxfordshire. Upper right is a yellow wheatsheaf and lower left a yellow oak tree, recalling the county’s agriculture and woodland. Many local bodies have used these arms and several organisations endorsed this registration. They include: Oxfordshire County Cricket Club, Oxfordshire Riding Club, Oxfordshire Hockey Association and Oxfordshire County Pool. Others are: Oxfordshire Army Cadet Force, Oxfordshire Home Guard Living History Group, Oxford and District Anglers Association, and Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Union of Golf Clubs. |
