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{ | {{uk}}'''COULSDON AND PURLEY UDC''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1965 [[Croydon]] | |||
[[File:coulsdonp.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Or on a Chevron Vert between in chief an Oak tree and Beech Tree both fructed and eradicated proper and in base a Lion rampant Sable five Plates.<br> | '''Arms''': Or on a Chevron Vert between in chief an Oak tree and Beech Tree both fructed and eradicated proper and in base a Lion rampant Sable five Plates.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours a Cubit Arm proper in the hand addorsed two Keys in bend sinister the bows interlaced and wards uppermost Argent.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours a Cubit Arm proper in the hand addorsed two Keys in bend sinister the bows interlaced and wards uppermost Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'AD SUMMA PERGAMUS' - Let us press on to the highest. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'AD SUMMA PERGAMUS' - Let us press on to the highest. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on March 24, 1953. | The arms were granted on March 24, 1953. | ||
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The arm is from the crest of the Attwood or Atwood family, who were closely connected with the Manors of Coulsdon and Sanderstead. The keys are from the arms of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, Chertsey holders of the Manor of Coulsdon from 727 to 1538. | The arm is from the crest of the Attwood or Atwood family, who were closely connected with the Manors of Coulsdon and Sanderstead. The keys are from the arms of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, Chertsey holders of the Manor of Coulsdon from 727 to 1538. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image and information provided by http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities C]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities C]] | ||