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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''BISHOPS STORTFORD''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[East Hertfordshire]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[East Hertfordshire]] | |||
[[File:bishopss.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:bishopss.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Vert on a Pale Argent surmounted by a Fess wavy of the last charged with a Bar wavy Azure counterchanged on the Pale a Mitre and Garb proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Vert on a Pale Argent surmounted by a Fess wavy of the last charged with a Bar wavy Azure counterchanged on the Pale a Mitre and Garb proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours on a Mount Vert the Battlements of a Tower proper issuant therefrom a Cross pommelled Gules.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours on a Mount Vert the Battlements of a Tower proper issuant therefrom a Cross pommelled Gules.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'PRO DEO ET POPULO' - For God and the people. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'PRO DEO ET POPULO' - For God and the people. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on August 20, 1952. | The arms were officially granted on August 20, 1952. | ||
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The battlements represent Waytemore Castle, built by William I, whose ruins now stand on a grassy mound in the Castle Gardens. The cross is that of St. Michael, to whom the parish church is dedicated. | The battlements represent Waytemore Castle, built by William I, whose ruins now stand on a grassy mound in the Castle Gardens. The cross is that of St. Michael, to whom the parish church is dedicated. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1952]] | [[Category:Granted 1952]] |
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