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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''COWBRIDGE (Borough)''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Vale of Glamorgan]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Vale of Glamorgan]] | |||
[[File:cowbridge.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:cowbridge.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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'''Arms''' : Party per chevron gules and argent, in chief semee of cross crosslets and two lions rampant of the last, and in base over water a bridge of three arches, thereon a cow passant, all proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Party per chevron gules and argent, in chief semee of cross crosslets and two lions rampant of the last, and in base over water a bridge of three arches, thereon a cow passant, all proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a wreath of the colours, A cow proper, holding in the mouth an ear of wheat leaved and slipped gold, and supporting with the dexter forehoof an escutcheon Or charged with three chevronels invected gules.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a wreath of the colours, A cow proper, holding in the mouth an ear of wheat leaved and slipped gold, and supporting with the dexter forehoof an escutcheon Or charged with three chevronels invected gules.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : Awn rhagom | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Awn rhagom | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on April 7, 1888. | The arms were officially granted on April 7, 1888. | ||
The lions amid crosslets commemorate the medieval De Braose family. The cow on the bridge is a canting element; Cowbridge is a translation of the old Welsh name, Pont-y-fon. | |||
The chevrons on the shield are those of the Clares, anciently Lords of Glamorgan. | |||
[[Literature]] : Biggs, 1974 | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Biggs, 1974 | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities C]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities C]] | ||
[[Category:Wales]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1888]] | [[Category:Granted 1888]] | ||