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'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[North Wiltshire ]] | |||
** 2009 [[Wiltshire]] | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* Borough | |||
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| Per saltire argent and gules, a cross bottonnée between in chief a Saxon crown and in base an orb Or; on a chief sable a lion passant between a mitre and a crosier erect of the third. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 7, 1950. | |||
The cross, crown and orb refer to King Æthelstan, from whom Malmesbury received a charter in 924. The mitre, lion and crozier are from the insignia of Malmesbury Abbey, a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continuous history from the 7th century through to the Dissolution of the Monasteries. | |||
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The arms | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Malmesbury.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Malmesbury|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1950]] | [[Category:Granted 1950]] | ||
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| English | Per saltire argent and gules, a cross bottonnée between in chief a Saxon crown and in base an orb Or; on a chief sable a lion passant between a mitre and a crosier erect of the third. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 7, 1950.
The cross, crown and orb refer to King Æthelstan, from whom Malmesbury received a charter in 924. The mitre, lion and crozier are from the insignia of Malmesbury Abbey, a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continuous history from the 7th century through to the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Image gallery
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
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