The Worcestershire flag is the flag of the county of

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

. It was registered with the

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on 8 April 2013 as the winning entry of a

BBC Hereford & Worcester BBC Hereford & Worcester is the BBC's local radio station serving the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and online via BBC Sounds from studios on Hylton Road in Worcester. According to RAJ ...

competition. It was first flown in a ceremony at

Worcester Cathedral Worcester Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Worcester, in Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified ...

on the same day. __TOC__

Design

Designed by Elaine Truby, the flag features the county's famed black pear ( black worcester pear) – a symbol reported to have been used by Worcestershire units at the

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. Additionally a pear tree is seen on the local council's arms. Three of these pears are seen on a shield charged against a wavy green and blue background. These latter colours symbolise the verdant flood plain of the

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as it runs through the county. The dark green hue is that worn by the county's cricket team. The flag was created after a competition was launched in 2013 by radio station

, to create an official flag for the county after it was discovered Worcestershire didn't have one.

2013 competition finalists

Worcestershire flag proposal (2013) - Design 1.svg, Design 1 Worcestershire flag proposal (2013) - Design 2.svg, Design 2 Worcestershire flag.svg, Design 3 (winner) Worcestershire flag proposal (2013) - Design 4.svg, Design 4

Armorial banner

An alternate flag offered for sale commercially is a banner of the arms of

Worcestershire County Council Worcestershire County Council is the county council for the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire in England. The most recent elections to it were in 2021. Worcestershire County Council has its headquarters at County Hall in Worcester, wh ...

and as such is the property of the council and only represents it, not the wider county. In the absence of an adopted flag at the time, this council flag had been flown alongside the Union Flag above the Department for Communities and Local Government. County Flag of Worcestershire

References

External links

* Flag Institute – Worcestershire Worcestershire

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