| 词条 | Flag of Devon |
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| Name = Devon | Article = | Type = | Image = Flag of Devon.svg | Nickname = Saint Petroc's flag | Morenicks = | Use = | Symbol = | Proportion = | Adoption = October 2006 (by county council) | Design = | Designer = Ryan Sealey }} The Flag of Devon is the flag of the English county of Devon. It is dedicated to Saint Petroc,[1] a local saint with numerous dedications throughout Devon. It is notable for its creation through two web-based polls.[2][3] HistoryThe subject of a Devonian flag was raised by the county's contingent of scouts to the 20th World Scout Jamboree in an interview on BBC Radio Devon in 2002. The scouts were unaware of a Devon flag and wondered if any of the listeners knew of a flag for the county. BBC Radio Devon took up the search for a flag for Devon and asked the public to send in designs. The flag was created in 2003 after a vote in two polls run by the BBC Devon website, the winning design taking 49% of the votes cast. The design was created by student Ryan Sealey.[3] The Devon Flag is made of three colours — green (Pantone 348), black and white.[1] Although the flag is relatively young, its colours are those traditionally identified with Devon[3] (e.g. the colours of its Rugby Union team, Exeter University and Plymouth Argyle F.C.). Lord Exmouth flew a dark green flag with white circles at the Bombardment of Algiers (now on view at the Teign Valley Museum).{{cn|date=January 2014}} The green represents the colour of the rolling and lush Devon hills, the black represents the high and windswept moors (Dartmoor and Exmoor) and the white represents both the salt spray of Devon's two coastlines and the China Clay industry (and mining in general).[4] Since its launch in 2003, the Devon Flag has gained popularity, and in October 2006 it gained "official" recognition when Devon County Council raised the flag outside County Hall.[5] In April 2004, Rodney Lock of Ottery St Mary in East Devon was threatened with legal action for flying the Devon flag in his back garden, as he required planning permission to fly non-national flags. Since then the Minister for Housing, Keith Hill, has said local authorities can officially "turn a blind eye" to the practice of flying the county flag from poles.[6] Devon EnsignFirst flown in 2003 the Devon Regatta Ensign (designed by Kevin Pyne) adds a Union Jack into the Canton of the Devon Flag - the flag is described as for use at Regatta, High Days & Holidays, Weddings & Burials at Sea. [7] [8] Flying the Devon FlagThe Devon Flag Group have suggested the following dates as days when it is appropriate for the Devon flag to be flown. Most of them are either the days of local events or the feast days of Devon's saints. It is also flown outside of these days, especially in rural towns.[9]
ControversyThe creation of the flag drew criticism from Cornish nationalists, who accused it online of being an attempt to "hijack" their culture.[10] Bob Burns, who started the discussion over a flag for Devon, cited the visibility of the Cornish Flag as one of his reasons "Devonians are only too aware of the ubiquitous Cornish Flag, which can often be seen in the form of car bumper stickers, on vehicles entering Devon from Cornwall."[3] Dr Mark Stoyle, a Devon historian, noted that "People are quite aware in Devon that the Cornish make political capital by claiming to be different." He also suggested that the new-found sense of Devonian identity was a backlash against incoming "city-dwellers settling in the South West".[10] The decision to dedicate the flag to St Petroc was not without controversy as the saint is equally popular in neighbouring Cornwall. But it was decided that as Devon's 27 church dedications to Saint Petroc far outweighs the 6 dedications in Cornwall, also the Devon villages named after him such as Petrockstowe and Newton St Petroc, that the county had a strong claim to the saint and Cornwall had already selected Saint Piran as their patron saint many years previously. References1. ^1 [{{Flag Institute| Devon}} The Flag Institute] {{Devon}}{{Subnational flags of the United Kingdom}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Flag Of Devon}}2. ^{{Cite web | url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-e-dev.html | title=Devon, England | work = Flags of the world | date =21 October 2011 | accessdate = 28 May 2016}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/community_life/features/devon_flag.shtml | date = January 2005 | title = Flag celebrates Devon's heritage | publisher = BBC Devon website | accessdate = 25 January 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/neighbourhoods-villages/devonflag/devonflaggroup.htm | title = Devon Flag Group | work = Devon County Council website | accessdate = 4 February 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.devon.gov.uk/devonflag | title = Devon Flag | work = Devon County Council website | accessdate = 25 January 2014 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203703/http://www.devon.gov.uk/devonflag | archivedate = 1 February 2014 | df = }} 6. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2004/flag_blind_eye.shtml| title= Council's told they can "turn a blind eye" to flag flying | date = December 2004 | publisher = BBC Devon website | accessdate = 25 January 2014}} 7. ^http://imperialflags.blogspot.co.uk/2007/06/isle-of-man.html 8. ^http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-e-dev.html 9. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/neighbourhoods-villages/devonflag/whentoflytheflag.htm | title = When to fly the flag | work = Devon County Council website | accessdate= 25 January 2014}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|title=New Flag Causes A Flap in South West| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2003/flap_over_flag.shtml | publisher = BBC Devon website|accessdate=13 September 2008}} 6 : Flags of places in England|Local government in Devon|Flags adopted through competition|Flags of saints|Flags with crosses|Flags introduced in 2006 |
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