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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England

BRIERLEY HILL

Incorporated into: 1966 Dudley

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on June 19, 1942.

The boar's heads and heraldic fountains refer to the ancient Manor of King's Swineford ( Kingswinford ) and the briar rose plays on the name of the Urban District. The beacons refer to the town's pricipal industries - glass, fireclay, iron and steel.
The emblems in the crest refer to the manufacture of those items and the knot refers to the County Staffordshire.

Literature : Scott-Giles, 1953, image from David Hale


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