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The arms were granted in 1592. | The arms were granted in 1592 and are based on the old seal of the borough of Melcombe Regis. | ||
The two boroughs, Melcombe on the north shore and Weymouth on the south, were joined as a double borough in 1571, after which time the name Weymouth came to serve for them both. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:weymouth.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:weymouth.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:melcomberegisz1.jpg|center|Seal of Melcombe Regis]] <br/>The seal of Melcombe Regis, around 1300 (Ewe, 1972) | |||
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WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS
Incorporated into : 1974 Weymouth and Portland
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1592 and are based on the old seal of the borough of Melcombe Regis.
The two boroughs, Melcombe on the north shore and Weymouth on the south, were joined as a double borough in 1571, after which time the name Weymouth came to serve for them both.
 The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
 The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The seal of Melcombe Regis, around 1300 (Ewe, 1972) |
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