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The wreath and mantling are in the liveries of the [[Surrey|County Council]], blue and gold. The Royal Lion alludes to the associations of the district with the Royal family and the three silver birches to the wealth of the district in commons and woodlands. | The wreath and mantling are in the liveries of the [[Surrey|County Council]], blue and gold. The Royal Lion alludes to the associations of the district with the Royal family and the three silver birches to the wealth of the district in commons and woodlands. | ||
Before 1957 the Urban Distict of Esher used the arms of Cardinal [[Thomas Wolsey]], who possessed Esher Place as Bishop of Winchester from | Before 1957 the Urban Distict of Esher used the arms of Cardinal [[Thomas Wolsey]], who possessed Esher Place as Bishop of Winchester from 1529 until his death in 1530. | ||
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