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The flag of Plymouth is the flag of the port city and unitary authority of Plymouth in Devon, United Kingdom. It consists of a white shield, containing a green diagonal cross separating four black towers, on a field of red.
English: Flag of Plymouth, England; a red field with Plymouth's coat of arms: ... Flag of the United Kingdom; Flags and symbols of Yorkshire; List of English flags;
The blue of the flag represents the blue of the old Kingdom of Gwent, which also appears in the Flag of Monmouthshire. The red colour comes from Glyndŵr's battle standard. [12] Cromford: Derbyshire: 28 June 2016: The flag was designed in 2006, first flew in 2010, and has appeared throughout the village on festive occasions ever since.
Plymouth (/ ˈ p l ɪ m ə θ / ⓘ PLIM-əth) is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Exeter and 193 miles (311 km) southwest of London.
The flag of the European Union previously held this special status but this was revoked and instead granted to the flags of the NHS on 24 March 2021, owing to heightened advocacy for the latter institution brought about by the COVID-19 Pandemic and following the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union on 31 January 2020. [4]
Used as the flag of the United Kingdom: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing the Kingdom of Ireland). National flag used by government and civilian population. A 1:2 ratio is the most common. [7] Vertical national flag used by government and civilian population.
They eventually landed at a site which Captain John Smith had already named New Plymouth in a map published in his 1616 work A Description of New England [21] and the Pilgrims accepted this name. Twin flags of the US and UK now fly at the Mayflower Steps to commemorate the significance of this event to both nations.
The Devon Flag is made of three colours – green (Pantone 348), black and white. [1] Although the flag is relatively young, its colours are those traditionally identified with Devon [3] (e.g. the colours of its Rugby Union team, Exeter University and Plymouth Argyle F.C.).