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'''WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD'''
'''WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD'''
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Incorporated into : 1965 [[Redbridge]]
Incorporated into : 1965 [[Redbridge]]


[[File:wansteadw.jpg|center]]
[[File:wansteadw.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
'''Arms''' : Azure a Cross flory Argent between in the first and fourth quarters a Leopard's Face and in the second and third quarters a Martlet Or.<br>
'''Arms''' : Azure a Cross flory Argent between in the first and fourth quarters a Leopard's Face and in the second and third quarters a Martlet Or.<br>
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Hurst of Trees proper three Fountains.<br>
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Hurst of Trees proper three Fountains.<br>
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Heron proper gorged with a Saxon Crown Or.<br>
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Heron proper gorged with a Saxon Crown Or.<br>
'''Motto''' : 'CONSILIO ET ANIMO' - By wisdom and courage
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'CONSILIO ET ANIMO' - By wisdom and courage


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on October 6, 1937.  
The arms were officially granted on October 6, 1937.  


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The herons, which once abounded in these marshy districts of Essex, are derived from the device used by the former Wanstead Urban District Council. The Saxon Crown refers to the fact that Wanstead and Woodford were both Royal manors in Saxon times.
The herons, which once abounded in these marshy districts of Essex, are derived from the device used by the former Wanstead Urban District Council. The Saxon Crown refers to the fact that Wanstead and Woodford were both Royal manors in Saxon times.


[[Literature]] : Information and image from Scott-Giles, 1953 and [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here].  
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]:  
Information and image from Scott-Giles, 1953 and [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here].  


[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]]
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