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'''Country''' :
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]]
** England<br><br>
'''County''' :
* [[Shropshire]][[File:Shropshi.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Incorporated into''':<br>
* 1966 Ludlow RDC
** 1974 South Shropshire
*** 2009 [[Shropshire]]
'''Status''':<br>
* until 1966 Borough
* since 1996 Town council
<br>
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'''LUDLOW ''' (Borough until 1966, town council since 1996)
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Incorporated into : 1966 Ludlow RDC (1974 South Shropshire (2009 [[Shropshire]]))
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|'''English'''  
[[File:Ludlow.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Borough was never officially granted arms, but used the arms above.
The borough was never officially granted arms, but used the arms above.


The arms date to the creation of the parliamentary borough in 1461 and pay homage to Richard, Duke of York. It displays the white lion of the Earls of the Marches and three white roses of the House of York.
The arms date to the creation of the parliamentary borough in 1461 and pay homage to Richard, Duke of York. It displays the white lion of the Earls of the Marches and three white roses of the House of York.
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The arms are now used by the town council.
The arms are now used by the town council.


[[Literature]] :  
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]:  
 


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