County Identity & Culture
County days, flags, boundary signs, heritage, celebrations, sport, cultural identity and public recognition.
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Westmorland Day: celebrating the County of Westmorland
Westmorland Day on 29 September celebrates the county’s landscape, history, traditions and enduring identity.
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Dragon or Wyvern? Why Somerset’s Emblem Is a Dragon – and Wessex’s Is a Wyvern
Somerset’s emblem is a red dragon, not a wyvern. The distinction lies in English heraldry, where dragons have four legs while wyverns…
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Yorkshire Day: celebrating one county, three Ridings, shared identity
Yorkshire Day on 1 August celebrates one historic county and its three Ridings, distinct from later council and lieutenancy areas using Yorkshire…
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Shetland Day Celebrates One of Britain’s Most Distinctive Historic Counties
Shetland Day on 21 June celebrates the county’s distinctive culture, history, Norse heritage and enduring identity.
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Sussex Day: celebrating one historic county, from Chichester to Rye
Sussex Day on 16 June celebrates the enduring county of Sussex, distinct from the council and lieutenancy areas that now use East…
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Wiltshire Day: a day of celebration!
Wiltshire Day on 5 June celebrates the county’s heritage, identity and community.
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Devon Day: celebrating one of England’s great historic counties
Devon Day on 4 June celebrates the county’s heritage, identity, community and flag.
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Historic Counties Institute marks Somerset Day 2026
Somerset Day on 11 May celebrates the geographic county’s identity, history and culture, separate from council and lieutenancy boundaries.
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Middlesex county day to be marked on 16 May
Middlesex County Day on 16 May celebrates the county’s enduring identity, heritage and flag, separate from later administrative arrangements.
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Huntingdonshire Day Celebrated Across County
Huntingdonshire Day on 25 April celebrates the county’s identity, history and enduring geography, including its association with Oliver Cromwell and its county…
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Warwickshire Day is about County – Not Councils
Warwickshire Day celebrates the geographic county of Warwickshire, not the boundaries of any council area.
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Lancashire Day Celebrated Across Historic County
Lancashire Day on 27 November celebrates the county’s heritage, identity, flag and enduring geographic extent.
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