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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''ARUN''' | ||
Additions: 1974 [[Arundel]], [[Bognor Regis]], [[Littlehampton]], [[Chichester RDC]] (partly) and Worthing RDC (partly) | |||
Additions : 1974 [[Arundel]], [[Bognor Regis]], [[Littlehampton]], [[Chichester RDC]] (partly) and Worthing RDC (partly) | |||
[[File:arun.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:arun.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''': Argent two Bars wavy Azure overall in pale a Key ward uppermost and to the dexter Or on a Chief embattled Vert five Martlets Gold.<br> | |||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath Or and Azure within a Saxon Crown Or a round Tower proper; Mantled Azure and Vert doubled Or. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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In Heraldry, a Saxon crown is one of the accepted range of crowns or coronets which appear particularly in crests. This type of crown has been chosen, in Arun's case, to support the history of the area and the county prior to the Conquest. | In Heraldry, a Saxon crown is one of the accepted range of crowns or coronets which appear particularly in crests. This type of crown has been chosen, in Arun's case, to support the history of the area and the county prior to the Conquest. | ||
The crest rests on a helm with blue, green and gold mantling. Again as a symbol of local government, a tower rises from within the Saxon crown, tower and castle together forming a simple, but very distinctive device, which links past and present. | The crest rests on a helm with blue, green and gold mantling. Again as a symbol of local government, a tower rises from within the Saxon crown, tower and castle together forming a simple, but very distinctive device, which links past and present. '''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||