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Flag of Devon

Index Flag of Devon

The Flag of Devon is the flag of the English county of Devon. [1]

51 relations: Bombardment of Algiers (1816), Brannoc of Braunton, Braunton, Budoc, Cornish nationalism, Cornish pilot gig, Crediton, Dartmoor, Devon, Dumnonia, East Devon, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, England, Exeter, Exmoor, Flag, Francis Drake, Geraint, Hartland, Devon, Isles of Scilly, Juthwara, Kaolinite, Keith Hill (politician), Kevin of Glendalough, Midsummer, Nectan of Hartland, New Year's Eve, Newton St Petrock, Opinion poll, Ottery St Mary, Pantone, Petrockstowe, Plymouth, Plymouth Argyle F.C., Rónán, Romansleigh, Rugby union, Saint Boniface, Saint Kea, Saint Petroc, Saint Piran, Saint Piran's Flag, Saint Sidwell, Spanish Armada, Tavistock, Twelfth Night (holiday), Union Jack, University of Exeter, Urith, Winter solstice, ..., 20th World Scout Jamboree. Expand index (1 more) »

Bombardment of Algiers (1816)

The Bombardment of Algiers (27 August 1816) was an attempt by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers.

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Brannoc of Braunton

Brannoc of Braunton or Saint Brannock was a Christian saint associated with the village of Braunton in the English county of Devon.

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Braunton

Braunton is an English village, civil parish, ecclesiastical parish and former manor in North Devon.

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Budoc

Saint Budoc of Dol (also Budeaux or Beuzec) was a Bishop of Dol, venerated after his death as a saint in both Brittany (now in France) and Devon (now in England).

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Cornish nationalism

Cornish nationalism is a cultural, political and social movement that seeks the recognition of Cornwall – the south-westernmost part of the island of Great Britain – as a nation distinct from England.

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Cornish pilot gig

The Cornish pilot gig is a six-oared rowing boat, built of Cornish narrow leaf elm, long with a beam of.

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Crediton

Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England.

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Dartmoor

Dartmoor is a moor in southern Devon, England.

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Devon

Devon, also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south.

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Dumnonia

Dumnonia is the Latinised name for the Brythonic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, in what is now the more westerly parts of South West England.

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East Devon

East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England.

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Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth

Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB (19 April 1757 – 23 January 1833) was a British naval officer.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Exeter

Exeter is a cathedral city in Devon, England, with a population of 129,800 (mid-2016 EST).

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Exmoor

Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England.

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Flag

A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colors.

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Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake (– 28 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and explorer of the Elizabethan era.

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Geraint

Geraint is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a king of Dumnonia and a valiant warrior.

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Hartland, Devon

The village of Hartland, whose parish incorporates the hamlet of Stoke to the west and the village of Meddon in the south, is the most north-westerly settlement in the county of Devon, England.

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Isles of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly (Syllan or Enesek Syllan) is an archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall.

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Juthwara

Saint Juthwara was a British virgin and martyr from Dorset, who probably lived in the 6th century.

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Kaolinite

Kaolinite is a clay mineral, part of the group of industrial minerals, with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4.

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Keith Hill (politician)

Trevor Keith Hill (born 28 July 1943, Leicester) is an English politician who served in a variety of Government roles as a Whip and a junior minister.

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Kevin of Glendalough

Saint Kevin (modern Irish Caoimhín; Old Irish Cóemgen, Caemgen; latinized Coemgenus; 498 – 3 June 618) is an Irish saint, known as the founder and first abbot of Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland.

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Midsummer

Midsummer is the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, and more specifically the northern European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice or take place on a day between June 19 and June 25 and the preceding evening.

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Nectan of Hartland

Saint Nectan, sometimes styled Saint Nectan of Hartland, was a 5th-century holy man who lived in Stoke, Hartland, in the English county of Devon, where the prominent Church of Saint Nectan, Hartland is dedicated to him.

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New Year's Eve

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on 31 December which is the seventh day of Christmastide.

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Newton St Petrock

Newton St Petrock is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the Torridge District of Devon in England, occupying approximately.

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Opinion poll

An opinion poll, often simply referred to as a poll or a survey, is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample.

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Ottery St Mary

Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a town and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about east of Exeter on the B3174.

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Pantone

Pantone Inc. is a U.S. corporation headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey.

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Petrockstowe

Petrockstowe (or Petrockstow) is a small village and civil parish in the district of Torridge in Northern Devon, England.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a city situated on the south coast of Devon, England, approximately south-west of Exeter and west-south-west of London.

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Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England.

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Rónán

Rónán (anglicized Ronan) is an Irish language male given name meaning "little seal" (Rón meaning "seal", and -án being a diminutive suffix) and was the given name of twelve saints throughout history, including St Ronan of Locronan, St Ronan of Iveagh, St Ronan of Iona, St Ronan of Ulster and St Ronan Finn, who was made famous in the legend Buile Shuibhne (The Madness of Suibhne).

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Romansleigh

Romansleigh is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Saint Boniface

Saint Boniface (Bonifatius; 675 – 5 June 754 AD), born Winfrid (also spelled Winifred, Wynfrith, Winfrith or Wynfryth) in the kingdom of Wessex in Anglo-Saxon England, was a leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the 8th century.

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Saint Kea

Saint Kea (Breton and Cornish: Ke; Ké) was a late 5th-century British saint from the Hen Ogledd ("Old North")—the Brythonic-speaking parts of what is now southern Scotland and northern England.

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Saint Petroc

Saint Petroc or Petrock (Petrocus; Pedrog; Perreux; died) was a British prince and Christian saint.

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Saint Piran

Saint Piran or Pyran (Peran, Piranus), died c. 480,. Oecumenical Patriarchate, Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain.

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Saint Piran's Flag

Saint Piran's Flag (Baner Peran) is the flag of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Saint Sidwell

Sidwell (Sativola) was a virgin saint from the English county of Devon, possibly of British origin.

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Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada (Grande y Felicísima Armada, literally "Great and Most Fortunate Navy") was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in late May 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.

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Tavistock

Tavistock is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England.

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Twelfth Night (holiday)

Twelfth Night is a festival in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany.

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Union Jack

The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom.

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University of Exeter

The University of Exeter is a public research university in Exeter, Devon, South West England, United Kingdom.

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Urith

Urith (more properly in Welsh Iwerydd, but also known in Latin as Hieritha and occasionally corrupted to Erth), was a Brythonic maiden from the Westcountry who was martyred, possibly in the early 8th century, and subsequently revered as a saint.

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Winter solstice

The winter solstice (or hibernal solstice), also known as midwinter, is an astronomical phenomenon marking the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year.

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20th World Scout Jamboree

The 20th World Scout Jamboree took place in the naval base in Sattahip, Thailand between 28 December 2002 and 8 January 2003 - the 62nd anniversary of the death of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Devon

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