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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England

CROYDON

Additions : 1965 Coulsdon& Purley

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on December 10, 1965.
The shield is white bearing a black cross with its arms terminating in fleur-de-lis shapes, and surmounted by five gold discs. These elements are all taken from the personal arms of Archbishop John Whitgift. At the top of the shield are a red and blue pair of crossed swords, and a red and blue pair of crossed keys. A sword is the emblem of St Paul; and two keys are the emblem of St Peter: these elements are taken from the arms of Chertsey Abbey, which owned the manor of Coulsdon in the middle ages.

The crest consists of a mural crown [symbolising a town], surmounted by a disc of wavy blue and white stripes (symbolising water) which is flanked by an oak branch and a beech branch (taken from elements in the Coulsdon and Purley arms).

The supporters are a black lion [taken from the arms of Hyde Abbey at Winchester, which owned the manor of Sanderstead in the middle ages], and a white horse [taken from the arms of the Earls of Surrey, but also, perhaps, representing the manor of Whitehorse in Croydon]. They both wear collars (white and black respectively), from which hang spike-footed crosses [taken from the arms of the See of Canterbury].

The Motto means 'Let us strive after perfection'

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