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'''Country''': | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1974 Ely UDC | |||
* 1974 Ely RDC | |||
* 1974 Newmarket RDC | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* District council | |||
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{{#display_map:52.3477,0.2812|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The Council has no official coat of arms but has adopted a badge of heraldic form. | |||
The top of the shield is for Ely. It shows a bishop's mitre for Ely Cathedral and the many other ancient churches in the area. The bottom part of the shield has a mare and foal for the Newmarket Rural District. The area contains racecourses and stud farms and is the centre of the British horse racing industry. | |||
The two parts are divided by two wavy lines for the many waterways of the area. | |||
==== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:orsayp.jpg||alt=Arms (crest) of East Cambridgeshire|Postal cancellation 1981 (from [[Orsay]] and with [[Kempen]]) | |||
File:eastcambs1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of East Cambridgeshire|The arms on a litter box | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities E]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities E]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
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Origin/meaning
The Council has no official coat of arms but has adopted a badge of heraldic form.
The top of the shield is for Ely. It shows a bishop's mitre for Ely Cathedral and the many other ancient churches in the area. The bottom part of the shield has a mare and foal for the Newmarket Rural District. The area contains racecourses and stud farms and is the centre of the British horse racing industry.
The two parts are divided by two wavy lines for the many waterways of the area.
Image gallery
The arms on a litter box
Literature: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net)
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