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List of British anthems

This is a list of national and regional anthems used in the countries of the United Kingdom, crown dependencies and British overseas territories.

United Kingdom songs

Countries

See also: Countries of the United Kingdom
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") 		Unofficial [d][1][2][3] Evan James James James

Traditional counties

See also: Historic counties of England
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 songs

See also: Crown Dependencies
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

British overseas territories

See also: British Overseas Territories
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "BBC Wales - Music - National Anthem - The background to Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau - sing the Welsh national anthem with us". Wales. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Welsh National Anthem | History & Culture | Bluestone Wales". www.bluestonewales.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ Used at the Commonwealth Games. See National anthem of England for further information.
  2. ^ Used at the Commonwealth Games. See National anthem of Northern Ireland for further information.
  3. ^ Used at most sporting events, including the Commonwealth Games. See National anthem of Scotland for further information.
  4. ^ De facto national anthem
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