Warminster
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
WARMINSTER (borough council)
Incorporated into : 1974 West Wiltshire (2009 Wiltshire)
Official blazon
Or a mounted Figure [riding] to the sinister in Armour brandishing a Sword in bend sinister proper his surcoat and shield Szure lined Gules the Horse Sable with bardings of the third lined with the second.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 29, 1948.
The arms are based on an ancient seal in which the mounted figure was thought to represent Mordaunt, first Lord of Warminster.
Literature : Information from here