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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1974-1996 [[Avon]] (partly) | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* County | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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'''Arms''' : Or a Dragon rampant Gules holding in the claws a Mace erect Azure.<br> | '''Arms''' : Or a Dragon rampant Gules holding in the claws a Mace erect Azure.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Out of a Saxon Crown Or a demi Ram Argent armed and unguled Gules holding in the mouth a Cheddar Pink Flower slipped and leaved proper; Mantled Vert doubled Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : Out of a Saxon Crown Or a demi Ram Argent armed and unguled Gules holding in the mouth a Cheddar Pink Flower slipped and leaved proper; Mantled Vert doubled Or.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Stag Gules attired unguled and gorged with a Saxon Crown Or and on the sinister side a Bull also Gules armed unguled and gorged with a like Saxon Crown Or; all upon a Compartment composed of a grassy Mount proper semy of Cider Apples Or.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Stag Gules attired unguled and gorged with a Saxon Crown Or and on the sinister side a Bull also Gules armed unguled and gorged with a like Saxon Crown Or; all upon a Compartment composed of a grassy Mount proper semy of Cider Apples Or.<br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SUMORSAETE EALLE' - All the people of Somerset. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SUMORSAETE EALLE' - All the people of Somerset. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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This is the first written reference to the county. | This is the first written reference to the county. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | |||
{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1911]] | [[Category:Granted 1911]] | ||