This is a list of national and regional anthems used in the United Kingdom, crown dependencies and British overseas territories.
Constituent country | Song | Year adopted | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | " Jerusalem" | Unofficial [a] | William Blake | Sir Hubert Parry | |
Northern Ireland | " Londonderry Air" | Unofficial [b] | Jane Ross | Unknown | |
Scotland | " Flower of Scotland" | Unofficial [c] | Roy Williamson | ||
Wales | "
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" ("Land of my Fathers") |
1856 | Evan James | James James |
Entity | Song | Year adopted | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cornwall | The Song of the Western Men (Trelawney) | Unofficial | Robert Stephen Hawker | Louisa T. Clare | |
County Durham | Blaydon Races | Unofficial | George Ridley | Unknown | |
Cumberland | D'ye ken John Peel | Unofficial | John Woodcock Graves | Unknown | |
Lincolnshire | The Lincolnshire Poacher | Unofficial | Unknown | Unknown | |
Northumberland | Blaydon Races | Unofficial | George Ridley | Unknown | |
Sussex | Sussex by the Sea | Unofficial | William Ward-Higgs | William Ward-Higgs | |
Wiltshire | The Vly be on the Turmut | Unofficial | Unknown | Tom Gibson | |
Yorkshire | On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at | Unofficial | Unknown | Thomas Clark |
Crown Dependencies | Song | Year adopted | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guernsey | "
Sarnia Cherie" ("Dear Guernsey") |
1911 | George Deighton | Domenico Santangelo | |
Isle of Man | "
Arrane Ashoonagh Vannin" (O Land of Our Birth) |
2003 | William Henry Gill and John J. Kneen | William Henry Gill | |
Jersey | " Island Home" | 2008 | Gerard Le Feuvre |
Territory | Song | Year adopted | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anguilla | " God Bless Anguilla" | 1981 | Unknown | ||
Bermuda | " Hail to Bermuda" | 1984 | Bette Johns | ||
Cayman Islands | " Beloved Isle Cayman" | 1993 | Leila Ross-Shier | ||
Falkland Islands | " Song of the Falklands" | 1930 | Christopher Lanham | ||
Gibraltar | " Gibraltar Anthem" | 1994 | Peter Emberley | ||
Montserrat | " Motherland" | 1995 | Howard Fergus | George Irish | |
Pitcairn Islands | "
We From Pitcairn Island" " Come Ye Blessed" |
Unknown (Unofficial) |
Unknown | John Prindle Scott | |
Saint Helena | " My Saint Helena Island" | 1975 | Dave Mitchell | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | " This Land of Ours" | Unknown | Dr. Rev. Conrad Howell | ||
British Virgin Islands | " Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" | 2013 | Ayana Hull | Ayana Hull and Kareem-Nelson Hull |
This is a list of national and regional anthems used in the United Kingdom, crown dependencies and British overseas territories.
Constituent country | Song | Year adopted | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | " Jerusalem" | Unofficial [a] | William Blake | Sir Hubert Parry | |
Northern Ireland | " Londonderry Air" | Unofficial [b] | Jane Ross | Unknown | |
Scotland | " Flower of Scotland" | Unofficial [c] | Roy Williamson | ||
Wales | "
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" ("Land of my Fathers") |
1856 | Evan James | James James |
Entity | Song | Year adopted | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cornwall | The Song of the Western Men (Trelawney) | Unofficial | Robert Stephen Hawker | Louisa T. Clare | |
County Durham | Blaydon Races | Unofficial | George Ridley | Unknown | |
Cumberland | D'ye ken John Peel | Unofficial | John Woodcock Graves | Unknown | |
Lincolnshire | The Lincolnshire Poacher | Unofficial | Unknown | Unknown | |
Northumberland | Blaydon Races | Unofficial | George Ridley | Unknown | |
Sussex | Sussex by the Sea | Unofficial | William Ward-Higgs | William Ward-Higgs | |
Wiltshire | The Vly be on the Turmut | Unofficial | Unknown | Tom Gibson | |
Yorkshire | On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at | Unofficial | Unknown | Thomas Clark |
Crown Dependencies | Song | Year adopted | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guernsey | "
Sarnia Cherie" ("Dear Guernsey") |
1911 | George Deighton | Domenico Santangelo | |
Isle of Man | "
Arrane Ashoonagh Vannin" (O Land of Our Birth) |
2003 | William Henry Gill and John J. Kneen | William Henry Gill | |
Jersey | " Island Home" | 2008 | Gerard Le Feuvre |
Territory | Song | Year adopted | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anguilla | " God Bless Anguilla" | 1981 | Unknown | ||
Bermuda | " Hail to Bermuda" | 1984 | Bette Johns | ||
Cayman Islands | " Beloved Isle Cayman" | 1993 | Leila Ross-Shier | ||
Falkland Islands | " Song of the Falklands" | 1930 | Christopher Lanham | ||
Gibraltar | " Gibraltar Anthem" | 1994 | Peter Emberley | ||
Montserrat | " Motherland" | 1995 | Howard Fergus | George Irish | |
Pitcairn Islands | "
We From Pitcairn Island" " Come Ye Blessed" |
Unknown (Unofficial) |
Unknown | John Prindle Scott | |
Saint Helena | " My Saint Helena Island" | 1975 | Dave Mitchell | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | " This Land of Ours" | Unknown | Dr. Rev. Conrad Howell | ||
British Virgin Islands | " Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" | 2013 | Ayana Hull | Ayana Hull and Kareem-Nelson Hull |