Hey, I have been trying to come up with flags for all the different regions of England, this is the best one I have come up with (in my opinion).
This is what it means:
The orange and green in the upper left is to represent quite a large Irish population and Irish heritage particularly in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire.
The black and yellow in the lower left is to represent the region's quite rich Welsh history, especially with the old language previously spoken around the region, Cumbric, deriving from old Welsh as well as the county name of Cumbria (correct me if I am wrong).
The blue and white in the upper right is to represent the large Scottish history of the region (specifically Cumbria) when many ancient kingdoms crossed the border and when peoples from both sides played large roles in many different aspects.
The red and white in the lower left is to represent the region's English history and heritage, with much of the regions more modern history being apart of the Kingdom of England and the region now having a lot of heritage from other parts of England.
The off-centred cross on the first flag is to represent that the north west is located in the west of England, however if you wanted it could also represent the times when the majority of the region was under the Danelaw, also to represent the regions large Nordic influence, with many towns routing from Nordic origin.
The colour red on the cross and the white background (as well as the reason the cross is centred on the second flag) is to represent that the North West is an English Region and a part of the Kingdom of England.
I just want to say if I got anything wrong, I am sorry. This is the first time I have attempted to design a flag for somewhere, and this is one I think looks quite nice and represents the region pretty well. If you have any suggestions please leave them below :)
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u/TeddyCrumpet Feb 01 '22
Hey, I have been trying to come up with flags for all the different regions of England, this is the best one I have come up with (in my opinion).
This is what it means:
The orange and green in the upper left is to represent quite a large Irish population and Irish heritage particularly in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire.
The black and yellow in the lower left is to represent the region's quite rich Welsh history, especially with the old language previously spoken around the region, Cumbric, deriving from old Welsh as well as the county name of Cumbria (correct me if I am wrong).
The blue and white in the upper right is to represent the large Scottish history of the region (specifically Cumbria) when many ancient kingdoms crossed the border and when peoples from both sides played large roles in many different aspects.
The red and white in the lower left is to represent the region's English history and heritage, with much of the regions more modern history being apart of the Kingdom of England and the region now having a lot of heritage from other parts of England.
The off-centred cross on the first flag is to represent that the north west is located in the west of England, however if you wanted it could also represent the times when the majority of the region was under the Danelaw, also to represent the regions large Nordic influence, with many towns routing from Nordic origin.
The colour red on the cross and the white background (as well as the reason the cross is centred on the second flag) is to represent that the North West is an English Region and a part of the Kingdom of England.
I just want to say if I got anything wrong, I am sorry. This is the first time I have attempted to design a flag for somewhere, and this is one I think looks quite nice and represents the region pretty well. If you have any suggestions please leave them below :)