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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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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]] | ||