Newport (Isle of Wight)
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NEWPORT (Isle of Wight)
Incorporated into : 1974 Medina (1996 Isle of Wight)
Official blazon
Azure, on water barry wavy in base proper, an ancient ship Or, the sail argent, at the tip of the bowsprit an at right angles thereto a cross formy fitchy of the last.
Origin/meaning
The arms were not officially granted, but recorded at the visitation of 1622.
The arms are based on the medieval seal of the town, see below.
The 15th century seal (Ewe, 1972) | |
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
The seal in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Biggs, 1971