Stamford
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STAMFORD
Incorporated into : 1974 South Kesteven
Official blazon
Per pale dexter side Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or and the sinister side chequy Or and Azure.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially recorded at the Visitation of 1634 for the former Borough of Stamford.
The blue and gold chequers are those of the Earls Warenne, who held the Manor in the 13th century. The three gold lions on red, like the English Royal arms, were probably used as a token that Stamford was a royal borough.
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