Malmesbury: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a JaJa postcard" to "jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a JaJa postcard") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "Literature : " to "'''Literature''': ") |
||
| (7 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
[[File:Malmesbury.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:Malmesbury.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Per saltire argent and gules, a cross bottonnée between in chief a Saxon crown and in base an orb Or; on a chief sable a lion passant between a mitre and a crosier erect of the third. | Per saltire argent and gules, a cross bottonnée between in chief a Saxon crown and in base an orb Or; on a chief sable a lion passant between a mitre and a crosier erect of the third. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 7, 1950. | The arms were officially granted on June 7, 1950. | ||
The cross, crown and orb refer to King Æthelstan, from whom Malmesbury received a charter in 924. The mitre, lion and crozier are from the insignia of Malmesbury Abbey, a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continuous history from the 7th century through to the Dissolution of the Monasteries. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:malmesbury.jj.jpg|350 px|center| | |align="center"|[[File:malmesbury.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : - | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
- | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1950]] | [[Category:Granted 1950]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:53, 7 January 2024
 |
 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
 |
|
MALMESBURY (borough council)
Incorporated into : 1974 North Wiltshire (2009 Wiltshire)
Official blazon
Per saltire argent and gules, a cross bottonnée between in chief a Saxon crown and in base an orb Or; on a chief sable a lion passant between a mitre and a crosier erect of the third.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 7, 1950.
The cross, crown and orb refer to King Æthelstan, from whom Malmesbury received a charter in 924. The mitre, lion and crozier are from the insignia of Malmesbury Abbey, a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continuous history from the 7th century through to the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
 The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site
Literature: -