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===Overseas possessions, colonies and dependencies===
===Overseas possessions, colonies and dependencies===
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*[[Anguilla]]
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*[[Turks and Caicos Islands]]
*[[Turks and Caicos Islands]]
*[[West Indies Federation]]
*[[West Indies Federation]]
|align="center"|[[File:imperialarms.jpg|center|450 px|Proposed arms for the British Empire]] <br/>Proposed arms for the British Empire (1900)
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For former colonial arms, see the now independent countries.
For former colonial arms, see the now independent countries.

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United Kingdom


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The National Arms of the United Kingdom The National Flag Location

Administrative division

The United Kingdom consists of 4 countries : England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man). The United Kingdom still has fourteen overseas territories.

The organisation of local government in England is complex. England has either county councils and district councils or unitary authorities, and London which consists of 32 London boroughs. Scotland is divided on a basis of 32 council areas, Wales consists of 22 unitary authorities, Northern Ireland has 26 district councils.

Most of all these councils use coats of arms.

Both in 1974 and in 1996 there have been large reforms in all parts of the United Kingdom, which has resulted in a large number of obsolete bodies, many of which used arms.

All these are listed below (when known).

Coats of arms of local government councils

The lists include councils in the whole United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.

  • Boroughs, Urban-, District- and other councils (Select by first letter):

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z |


Arms per country

Other territories and dependencies

This includes any (overseas) possession, colony or other territory, which is not fully independent. Former colonies are listed as countries, except when the colony was succeeded by multiple countires (like Straits Settlements).

Crown Dependencies

Overseas possessions, colonies and dependencies

Proposed arms for the British Empire

Proposed arms for the British Empire (1900)


For former colonial arms, see the now independent countries.

Other civic heraldry

Heraldic collector's items