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'''GRAVESEND '''
'''GRAVESEND '''


Incorporated into : 1974 [[Gravesham]]
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Gravesham]]


[[File:gravesen.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted in December 1635.
The arms were granted in December 1635.


The bull and tower were taken from the oldest seal of the city. The bordure was added in 1635 and was taken from the arms of the Duke of Lennox.
The bull and tower were taken from the oldest seal of the city. The bordure was added in 1635 and was taken from the arms of the Duke of Lennox.


{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:gravesend.wb3.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms III|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}2.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the town (Image Klaas Padberg Everboer)
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|400 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the town (Image Klaas Padberg Everboer)
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[[Literature]] : Scott-Giles, 1933
[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography '''Literature''']:  
Scott-Giles, 1933


[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities G]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities G]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Granted 1635]]
[[Category:Granted 1635]]
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