Flag Type: | Provincial Flag |
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Flag Date: | 1974 |
Flag Designer: | William Crampton |
Adoption Route: | Regional Organisation |
UK Design Code: | UNKG7421 |
Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
Pantone® Colours: | Red 186, Yellow 109 |
Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
Notes: | The Wessex Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this historic region. The flag of Wessex is based on the ancient West Saxon standard, which was carried into battle by the English until the 15th Century. |
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Hampshire Day: Feast of St Swith...
Hampshire Day: Feast of St Swith...
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Hampshire Day takes place annually on 15 July, the Feast Day of St Swithun. St Swithun was Bishop of Winchester (852-63) and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. Read more here.