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'''ORPINGTON''' | '''ORPINGTON''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1965 [[Bromley]] | Incorporated into : 1965 [[Bromley]] | ||
[[File:orpington.jpg|center]] | [[File:orpington.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Or a Fesse wavy Azure charged with a Barrulet wavy Argent in chief two Mural Crowns Gules and in base a Torteau thereon a Sword erect proper pommel and hilt Gold the blade enfiled with a Chain of Steel also proper and the whole within a Bordure Vert.<br> | '''Arms''': Or a Fesse wavy Azure charged with a Barrulet wavy Argent in chief two Mural Crowns Gules and in base a Torteau thereon a Sword erect proper pommel and hilt Gold the blade enfiled with a Chain of Steel also proper and the whole within a Bordure Vert.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours a Horse rampant Argent gorged with a Mural Crown Gules.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours a Horse rampant Argent gorged with a Mural Crown Gules.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' 'PROGREDIOR' - I progress. | '''Motto''' 'PROGREDIOR' - I progress. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 30, 1956. | The arms were granted on July 30, 1956. | ||
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The white horse, previously used as an emblem by the Council, is from the arms of the [[Kent]] County Council, and the mural crown from the shield, symbol of civic government, makes the crest distinctive to Orpington. | The white horse, previously used as an emblem by the Council, is from the arms of the [[Kent]] County Council, and the mural crown from the shield, symbol of civic government, makes the crest distinctive to Orpington. | ||
[[Literature]] : Information and image from http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information and image from http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities O]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities O]] | ||