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''' DURSLEY (Town council)'''
''' DURSLEY (Town council)'''
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District: [[Stroud]] (until 1974 [[Dursley RDC]])
District: [[Stroud]] (until 1974 [[Dursley RDC]])


[[File:dursleytc.jpg|center]]
[[File:dursleytc.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
'''Arms''' : Azure on a Base Or two Columns supporting on semi-circular Arches the lower part of a building Argent between the Columns a Balance Gold on a Chief Gules a Pale Argent thereon between two Crosses flory Or a Water Wheel proper resting on a Base wavy Azure charged with a Bar wavy also Argent.<br>
'''Arms''' : Azure on a Base Or two Columns supporting on semi-circular Arches the lower part of a building Argent between the Columns a Balance Gold on a Chief Gules a Pale Argent thereon between two Crosses flory Or a Water Wheel proper resting on a Base wavy Azure charged with a Bar wavy also Argent.<br>
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Azure issuant from a Mural Crown Or a Cogwheel Sable between two Beech Trees proper.
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Azure issuant from a Mural Crown Or a Cogwheel Sable between two Beech Trees proper.


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1991.  
The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1991.  


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The mural crown signifies the arms as those of a civic authority and the cog wheel is a time honoured symbol of industry. The trees reflect the unique position of Dursley with its beech woods, which are visible from every part of the town where there is an open view.
The mural crown signifies the arms as those of a civic authority and the cog wheel is a time honoured symbol of industry. The trees reflect the unique position of Dursley with its beech woods, which are visible from every part of the town where there is an open view.


[[Literature]] : Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]:  
Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]


[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Granted 1991]]
[[Category:Granted 1991]]
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