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{ | {{uk}}'''BEDDINGTON AND WALLINGTON''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1965 [[Sutton (London Borough)|London Borough of Sutton]] | |||
[[File:beddington.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
ARMS: Argent a Fess embattled between three roses Gules each surmounted by a a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper the Fess surmounted by an Escutcheon Azure charged with a representation of an Hannibal Aircraft volant Argent and in base a rising Sun Or all within a Bordure compony Or and Azure.<br> | ARMS: Argent a Fess embattled between three roses Gules each surmounted by a a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper the Fess surmounted by an Escutcheon Azure charged with a representation of an Hannibal Aircraft volant Argent and in base a rising Sun Or all within a Bordure compony Or and Azure.<br> | ||
CREST: On a wreath Argent and Gules issuant a dexter Arm in Armour embowed the hand grasping a Gauntlet proper.<br> | CREST: On a wreath Argent and Gules issuant a dexter Arm in Armour embowed the hand grasping a Gauntlet proper.<br> | ||
MOTTO: 'PER ARDUA AD SUMMA' - Through Difficulties to the Heights. | MOTTO: 'PER ARDUA AD SUMMA' - Through Difficulties to the Heights. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on July 3, 1937. | The arms were officially granted on July 3, 1937. | ||
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The arm in armour, holding a gauntlet - to be flung down in challenge to a false contender for the Crown - refers to the Dymock or Dymoke family, of Scrivelsby in Lincolnshire, who held the Manor of Wallington, in the 15th and 16th centuries,and whose head is the Hereditary Champion of England. | The arm in armour, holding a gauntlet - to be flung down in challenge to a false contender for the Crown - refers to the Dymock or Dymoke family, of Scrivelsby in Lincolnshire, who held the Manor of Wallington, in the 15th and 16th centuries,and whose head is the Hereditary Champion of England. | ||
The motto, again with Croydon Aerodrome (which began as an RFC/RAF station) in mind, is based on the RAF motto: 'Per ardua ad astra'. | The motto, again with Croydon Aerodrome (which began as an RFC/RAF station) in mind, is based on the RAF motto: 'Per ardua ad astra'.'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Image and information provided by Laurence Jones | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1966]] | [[Category:Granted 1966]] | ||