| Flag Type: | Town Flag |
|---|---|
| Flag Date: | 14th June 2014 |
| Flag Designer: | Adam Leonard |
| Adoption Route: | Popular Vote |
| Aspect Ratio: | 3:5 |
| Pantone® Colours: | Blue 286, Red 186, Yellow 109 |
| Certification: | Flag Institute Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram |
| Notes: | The Willenhall Flag is a community flag proclaiming the unique identity of this Staffordshire town and its people. The Willenhall Flag features several references to the town’s traditional industry of lock and key-making. The field itself is divided between a red hoist and a blue centre and fly by a vertical embattled line, the pattern of which symbolises the pins of locking mechanisms. In the hoist are three padlocks and the centre of the design has crossed keys with a crown above them, the crown recalling how Queen Elizabeth I granted permission to the town to manufacture royal locks and the towns subsequent status as a king of lock-making. The colours of blue, red and gold were drawn from the arms of the former Willenhall Urban District Council. |
