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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''ABINGDON''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Vale of White Horse]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Vale of White Horse]] | |||
[[File:abingdon.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:abingdon.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Gules out of a Mural Crown Or masoned Azure set between two Wings of the last a Stag's Head Gold in the mouth two Flashes (representing a Nuclear Flash) Argent.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Gules out of a Mural Crown Or masoned Azure set between two Wings of the last a Stag's Head Gold in the mouth two Flashes (representing a Nuclear Flash) Argent.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Swan wings elevated and addorsed proper standing on a Woolpack Gules in the beak a Tudor Rose slipped and leaved proper gorged with a Saxon Crown Or attached thereto a Church Bell Rope of the last reflexed over the back the dolley of alternate twists of Gules Argent and Azure and on the sinister side a like Swan standing on a Book bound Gules edged Or in the beak three Stalks of Barley proper gorged with an Ancient Crown Gold attached thereto a Church Bell Rope as on the dexter.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Swan wings elevated and addorsed proper standing on a Woolpack Gules in the beak a Tudor Rose slipped and leaved proper gorged with a Saxon Crown Or attached thereto a Church Bell Rope of the last reflexed over the back the dolley of alternate twists of Gules Argent and Azure and on the sinister side a like Swan standing on a Book bound Gules edged Or in the beak three Stalks of Barley proper gorged with an Ancient Crown Gold attached thereto a Church Bell Rope as on the dexter.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'FAITH AND INDUSTRY' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'FAITH AND INDUSTRY' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The motto refers to the Abbey and the Church in Abingdon (faith) and industry is for all these aforementioned industires and the more modern ones. | The motto refers to the Abbey and the Church in Abingdon (faith) and industry is for all these aforementioned industires and the more modern ones. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:abingdon1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Abingdon|The seal in 1835 | |||
</gallery>'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1962]] | [[Category:Granted 1962]] |
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