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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom KENSINGTON Borough of London Incorporated into : 1964 Kensington and Chelsea Origin/meaning : The arms were granted on May 23, 1901. The crown and the fleur-de-lis stand for the Virgin Mary, to whom the parish church is dedicated. The other symbols refer to successive Lords of the Manor. The base of the arms is taken from the De Veres family, Lords of the Manor from the 11th-16th century Their arms were quartered red and gold with a silver star in the first quarter. After the De Veres the Manor passed to the Abbey of Abington, which is represented by the second and fourth quarter. The third quarter is derived from the arms of Sir Walter Cope, who bought the Manor in 1610. Literature : Scott-Giles, C.W. : Civic heraldry of England and Wales, London, 1932.

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