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| Banner of arms of Middlesex County Council | |
| Proportion | 3:5 |
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| Adopted | 1909 |
| Design | Gold crown and three short notched seaxes on a red background |
| Designed by | Traditional |
Theflag of Middlesex is theflag of theEnglish county ofMiddlesex. It is the traditional flag of Middlesex, thehistoric county that forms the central and north-west parts ofGreater London.[1] This traditional design is included in theFlag Institute's registry of local flags as the Middlesex Flag.[1]
OnMiddlesex Day (16 May) in 2022, the Middlesex Flag became the first county flag to fly over10 Downing Street, the official residence of thePrime Minister of the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
The flag is a banner of the arms of the formerMiddlesex County Council, abolished in 1965. Whilst such banners of county arms are legally not generally available for public use, a similar design, withAnglo-SaxonSeaxes had been used traditionally as a local badge in Middlesex and neighbouringEssex for centuries.
The pantone colours for the flag are:[1]
