Flag of Suffolk
The Suffolk flag is the official flag of Suffolk, England. It has a 3:5 proportion and was adopted on 9 October 2017. It was registered with the Flag Institute after Suffolk County Council displayed it on Suffolk Day and many local groups requested it. The design is the traditional banner of Saint Edmund, shown on a blue field with two gold arrows in a cross passing through a gold crown. This emblem is linked to Edmund, the Anglo-Saxon king of East Anglia, who is buried in Bury St Edmunds and is a familiar symbol across the county.
Edmund was killed by Danes in 870 after refusing to surrender his kingdom; the arrows symbolize this story. The most likely site of his death is Abbey Hill near Hoxne, where a tree once thought to be the one he died on collapsed in the 19th century and iron points were found in the trunk. A monument with the arms stands there.
After Suffolk Day on 21 June 2017, a campaign to register the banner began, supported by 21 county organizations; the Flag Institute registered the flag.
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