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 songs

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

• National anthem of the United Kingdom
• List of regional anthems
• List of national symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
• Symbols of the British Overseas Territories
• List of British flags
• Armorial of the United Kingdom

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