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The oak branch is trebly allusive to the name: it is bent into the shape of its initial letter; oak (Anglo-Saxon <em>ac </em>) expresses the first syllable; and the acorns recall the old form of the name, Akerenton. | The oak branch is trebly allusive to the name: it is bent into the shape of its initial letter; oak (Anglo-Saxon <em>ac </em>) expresses the first syllable; and the acorns recall the old form of the name, Akerenton. | ||
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| | File:Accrington3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Accrington|The arms in 1899 | ||
File:Accrington.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Accrington|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
File:Accrington.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Accrington|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:Accrington2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Accrington|The arms on the Accrington Magistrates' Court ([http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2957309 source]) | |||
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| | '''[[Literature]]''': Image from [[Wills's - Borough arms IV|tobacco card]], Scott-Giles, 1953 | ||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1879]] | [[Category:Granted 1879]] | ||