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HAMPSTEAD

Incorporated into : 1965 Camden

Official blazon

Arms: Azure a Cross Argent charged with a Mitre between four Fleurs-de-Lys Gules a Chief indented Or fretty Gules.
Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours a Stag's Head Argent attired Or gorged with a Wreath of Holly proper pendent therefrom an Escutcheon Gules charged with a Fleur-de-Lys Argent.
Motto: 'NON SIBI SED TOTI'-Not for self but for all.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1931.

The mitre stands for the Abbey of Westminster, to which the Manor of Hampstead belonged from the end of the 10^th century until 1539. The other emblems stand for later holders of the Manor: the fleur-de-lis and stag's head for Hickes, the fretty chief for Noel and the cross for Langhorne. The holly is from the seal of the old Hampstead Vestry.