Heraldry of the World The largest heraldry site on the net, with presently coats of arms on-line !

Enter your search terms

Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom England MALDON Origin/meaning : The arms are made up from elements of the former councils that merged to Maldon DC. The lion represents the former 'Borough of Maldon' and its Royal Charter Arms which contains the three Plantagenet Lions of Henry II. The corn represents the former 'Maldon Rural District' and its strong farming traditions. The wheel represents the former Urban District of Burnham-on-Crouch and its main activity of sailing for which it has a national reputation. The barge on the crestsymbolises the traditional East Coast sailing barge, a symbol of trading on the River Blackwater in earlier days. The fleur de lys shown on the crest are taken from the arms of Henry II who granted Maldon's first Royal Charter in 1171. The warrior supporter represents the strong Saxon heritage and the Battle of Maldon. The sailor Symbolises the maritime heritage and fine sailing havens on the Blackwater and Crouch rivers. Literature : Information taken from the Maldon website

Disclaimer:
This site is private and non-commercial. All sources are mentioned when known. If you own copyrights to the information provided and are not mentioned, please contact the webmaster.

The information (texts or pictures) of this site may be used for private purposes but only after permission of the webmaster and with credit/link to this site. Be aware that for many non-commercial purposes permission of the (municipal) council to which the arms belong is needed ! When not sure, contact the council.
Use of the images in Wikipedia is allowed with reference to this site and/or the original source as mentioned on the site. Use template {{ngw}} for Dutch images and {{ngw2}} for non-Dutch images and always add original source. It is not allowed to use texts of this site on Wikipedia without permission !

For commercial purposes permission of the council as well as the webmaster of this site is always needed. The webmaster of this site is not responsible for commercial use of the material provided.

Disclaimer last changed on April 29, 2008 (addition Wikipedia templates), previous change January 2007 (addition Wikipedia text), previous change 2001.