England · Geographic county

Suffolk county flag

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

County	Suffolk
Geographical grouping	England
Registration recorded by British County Flags	9 October 2017
Design attribution	Traditional
Status checked	24 October 2026

Design and symbolism

A gold crown and two crossed arrows appear on blue. The emblem is associated with St Edmund, the East Anglian king.

History and use

The arrows refer to the tradition of Edmund’s martyrdom. His cult and its heraldic emblem later became widely associated with Suffolk. Local organisations supported registration in 2017. The medieval subject of the emblem is distinct from the date when this public flag entered the Registry.

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.