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Cumberland county flag

Cumberland flag: Three white grass-of-Parnassus flowers occupy a green upper field.
Flag artwork supplied by the Flag Institute UK Flag Registry; reproduced as the registered public flag. Optimised to WebP without changing the design. Artwork and public-use information.

Registered county flag

CountyCumberland
Geographical groupingEngland
Registration recorded by British County Flags13 December 2012
Design attributionCollege of Arms
Status checked24 October 2026

Design and symbolism

Three white grass-of-Parnassus flowers occupy a green upper field. Below them, alternating blue and white waves fill the lower part of the flag.

History and use

The flowers and green recall the county’s uplands and fertile landscape; the waves evoke its water and coast. The flag adapts the former county council’s 1950 arms, with more recognisable botanical flowers. The date of those arms is distinct from the flag’s later registration.

Sources and acknowledgements

County geography follows the Historic Counties Standard, published by the Historic Counties Trust, as used by RealCounties. Read our source and status guidance.

Flag-profile text: Historic Counties Institute, CC BY-SA 3.0, drawing on the credited research. Artwork has its own credit above.