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====Origin/meaning====
====Origin/meaning====
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The upper part of the shield shows three sheep on a green background, depicting our connection with wool production and its three parishes from which the town was formed.  The lower section is a copy of the original arms of Lord Windsor, who in 1543 was granted the manors of Hampton and Avening and many acres of land surrounding Nailsworth.


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[[Literature]] : Image from Facebook; http://www.nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk/
[[Literature]] : Image from Facebook; archived from http://www.nailsworthtown.co.uk/ (now http://www.nailsworthtowncouncil.gov.uk/)


[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]
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