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'''MIDDLESSEX'''
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====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===
Gules three Seaxes fessewise in pale proper pommelled and hilted Or points to the sinister and cutting edge upwards in chief a Saxon Crown of the last.
Gules three Seaxes fessewise in pale proper pommelled and hilted Or points to the sinister and cutting edge upwards in chief a Saxon Crown of the last.


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The arms were officially granted on November 7, 1910.
The arms were officially granted on November 7, 1910.


The arms are based on the traditional arms of the Kingdom of the East and
The arms are based on the traditional arms of the Kingdom of the East and Middle Saxons, as used by [[Essex]] County Council. In the case of Middlesex, a Saxon crown was added at the time of the grant.
Middle Saxons, as used by [[Essex]] County Council. In the case of Middlesex, a
Saxon crown was added at the time of the grant.


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[[Literature]] : Image provided by Laurence Jones
[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography '''Literature''']: Image provided by Laurence Jones


[[Category:British County Councils]]
[[Category:British County Councils]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Granted 1910]]
[[Category:Granted 1910]]

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MIDDLESSEX

Incorporated into : 1965 Greater London Council

Arms (crest) of Middlesex

Official blazon

Gules three Seaxes fessewise in pale proper pommelled and hilted Or points to the sinister and cutting edge upwards in chief a Saxon Crown of the last.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 7, 1910.

The arms are based on the traditional arms of the Kingdom of the East and Middle Saxons, as used by Essex County Council. In the case of Middlesex, a Saxon crown was added at the time of the grant.

Arms of Middlesex

The arms on an 1884 medal



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