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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Cornwall, or by the Cornish people, a recognised national minority of the United Kingdom.[1]

The Cornish flag flying

Flag

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FlagDateUseDescription
12th century, adopted in 1890[2]Saint Piran's Cross, named for the Cornish patron saint, also known as the Flag of Cornwall (Baner Peran).A centred white cross on a black background

Royal Standards

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FlagDateUseDescription
Pre-1695Standard of the Duke of Cornwall15 Cornish golden bezants on a black field
pre-2007Flag of the Duchy of Cornwall, flown outside the Duchy's offices in London

Peerage

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FlagDateUseDescription
Banner of the Earl of Mount EdgcumbeA square banner of the Earl's coat of arms.
Banner of the Viscount FalmouthA banner of the arms of the Boscawen family (the current holders of the title), flown atop the country house of Tregothnan.

Regional flags

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FlagDateUseDescription
2002The Scillonian Cross, the official flag of the Isles of Scilly.The Scillonian Cross, top half gold; representing the golden sand of the beaches, bottom half blue; representing the sea. Also with the top right corner picturing stars representing the location of the islands.

Villages

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FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Malpas

Religious flags

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FlagDateUseDescription
1876Flag of the Diocese of Truro[citation needed]A Saint George's Cross defaced with the coat of arms of the Diocese in the canton.
1950Flag of St Austell ParishA white eagle flying westwards over a gold map of Cornwall on a field of blue.[3]

Historical flags

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FlagDateUseDescription
Pre-1415Two Cornish wrestlers in a hitch, still used by the Cornish Wrestling association.[4] Supposed used at Agincourt[citation needed]
??The Cornish chough used as an emblem.[citation needed]
c.1940–1944Flag of the 11th (Newquay) Battalion, Cornwall Home GuardA light yellow flag with a black Cornish chough, used by the Newquay unit of the Cornwall Home Guard (the unit's nickname was "The Choughs").[5][6][7]

Organisations

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FlagDateUseDescription
Link to file1894Cornwall County Cricket Club
1883Cornwall Rugby Football UnionA Saint Piran's Cross with two horizontal gold stripes in each quarter.
Cornish Wrestling AssociationA banner used by the Cornish Wrestling Association, based on that allegedly used by Cornish soldiers at Agincourt. The text above the wrestlers reads "KERNOW BYS VYKEN" ("CORNWALL FOREVER"), and the text below the wrestlers reads "GWARY WHEK YU GWARY TEK" ("GOOD PLAY IS FAIR PLAY").[8]
Cornish Maritime TrustA long white pennant surrounded by a red border and defaced with the name "CORNISH MARITIME TRUST" in red.[9]
1928Gorsedh Kernow
1920Isles of Scilly Steamship CompanyA white cross on a blue field, with each quarter containing one of the company's initials in red.[10]

Yacht and sailing clubs

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FlagDateUseDescription
1972Cargreen Yacht ClubA green burgee defaced with a red brick chimney outlined in black in the hoist.
1921Flushing Sailing ClubA black burgee defaced with a gold letter "V".
1948Helford River Sailing ClubA blue burgee divided by a red cross outlined in white, with a gold ship in the centre.
1934Looe Sailing ClubA diagonally divided burgee of seven red and yellow stripes (four red and three yellow) defaced with a black silhouette of a ship on the waves.
Mount's Bay Sailing Club
1963Mylor Yacht ClubA white burgee divided by a red Saint George's Cross with the shield from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall in the canton.
1965Padstow Sailing ClubA white burgee defaced with a red-and-white fish and surrounded by a blue border.
1939–1990sPenzance Sailing ClubA white burgee defaced with a black skull and crossbones.[11]
1990sPenzance Sailing ClubA black burgee divided by a white Saint Piran's Cross, with a black skull and crossbones on a white disc in the centre.[11]
1958Port Navas Yacht ClubA black burgee with the white-coloured initials "PNYC" arranged vertically in the hoist and separated from the rest of the burgee by a vertical white line, and the rest of the burgee divided by a white Saint Piran's Cross with a gold ship's wheel to the upper left of the cross.
1951Porthpean Sailing ClubA blue burgee divided by a white cross, defaced in the centre with a white shield bearing a red saltire.
1974The Quay Sailing ClubA white burgee with a crimson border, defaced with a white shield containing three black bells (two above and one below) in the hoist, and the black-coloured initials "Q.S.C." in the fly.
1933Restronguet Sailing ClubA blue burgee defaced with a white seashell and surrounded by a white border.
1938Rock Sailing and Waterski ClubA yellow burgee defaced with a black silhouette of a camel.
1871Royal Cornwall Yacht ClubBlue Ensign, with the Prince of Wales's feathers heraldic badge.[12]
1880Royal Fowey Yacht ClubRed Ensign, with the coat of arms of the Duke of Cornwall.[13]
1972St Ives Sailing Club
1920St Mawes Sailing ClubA white-and-red quartered burgee with the shield from the arms of the Duchy of Cornwall in the canton.
1898Saltash Sailing Club
1975Seadog Owners AssociationA blue burgee with a golden simplified silhouette of a Seadog 30 in the middle.
1891Torpoint Mosquito Sailing ClubA dark blue burgee divided by a white cross and defaced with a red diamond in the centre.

Ensigns

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FlagDateUseDescription
Another unofficial Cornish Merchant Naval ensign[14]Black flag with a white cross, and a Union Jack in the canton.
Another unofficial Cornish ensign, flown on the ferry from St Mawes to Falmouth.[citation needed]A black field divided by a white cross, with a Union Jack in the canton and the Standard of the Duke of Cornwall in the lower fly.

Diaspora

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FlagDateUseDescription
 1988 Cornish Australian Flag[15] The Cornish flag defaced with the Standard Stars of the Australian Flag.
The Cornish flag being flown in a parade

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ "Cornish people formally declared a national minority along with Scots, Welsh and Irish". The Independent. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Flag of Cornwall". The Flag Institute. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Our Parish Flag". St Austell Parish. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "BBC - A History of the World - Object : Cornish Wrestling Association Banner". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "A yellow flag at Trerice". National Trust Prints. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Things to see in the garden at Trerice - Kayling lawn and parade ground". National Trust. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Eyes Everywhere! – The Cornish Home Guard". Bodmin Keep. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Cornish Wrestling Association Banner". BBC: A History of the World. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Greg Martin (21 April 2024). "Historic lugger embarks on 1,000 mile voyage for new masts". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. ↑ André Coutanche (22 September 2000). "Isles of Scilly Steamship Company". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Club history in detail". Penzance Sailing Club. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Jose C. Alegria Diaz and James Dignan (19 July 2014). "Royal Cornwall Yacht Club (United Kingdom)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  13. ↑ David Prothero (19 July 2014). "Royal Fowey Yacht Club (United Kingdom)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Flags of the World Archived 2007-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ "The Cornish Australian Flag 1988". Australiana Flags. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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