page_title: Flag of the Black Country
section_title: Flying the flag
hierarchical_section_title: Flag of the Black Country / Flying the flag
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of Worcester Cathedral flying the Black Country Flag. Dudley and some other parts of the Black Country are in the Diocese of Worcester. The Bishop of Dudley, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, said in 2015: “The communities of the Black Country are rightly proud of their rich heritage and this spirit is summed up in the design of the Black Country flag. That's why I'm delighted that on Black Country Day our flag will be flying from the tower of Worcester Cathedral" (Setchell, Sam; (8 July 2015) Flying the flag for Black Country Day; Diocese of Worcester, Church of England).
context_page_description: The Black Country flag is the flag of the Black Country, England. It was registered with the Flag Institute as a regional flag in 2012.
context_section_description: The flag is one of very few regional, non-historic county, flags that may be flown without consent of a local planning authority, providing the flag is "maintained in a condition that does not impair the overall visual appearance of the site" and does not block official signs (such as road signs).
  In 2013, on Black Country Day (14 July), the Black Country flag was flown alongside the United Kingdom's Union flag, 
  at Eland House, the headquarters of the Department for Communities and Local Government in Victoria, London.
caption: Worcester Cathedral flying the Black Country Flag.[7]
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