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{ | {{uk}}''' CREWKERNE (Urban district council) ''' | ||
''' CREWKERNE (Urban district council) ''' | |||
Incorporated into: 1974 Yeovil (1985 [[South Somerset]]) | Incorporated into: 1974 Yeovil (1985 [[South Somerset]]) | ||
[[File:crewkerne.jpg|center]] | [[File:crewkerne.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Or a Lion rampant Azure between three Torteaux on a Chief Ermine a Pale Sable thereon three Swords in pile points downwards proper pommels and hilts of the first.<br> | '''Arms''' : Or a Lion rampant Azure between three Torteaux on a Chief Ermine a Pale Sable thereon three Swords in pile points downwards proper pommels and hilts of the first.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from a Wreath of Flax flowered proper the Mast of a Ship also proper at the masthead a Pennon of St. George the Sail hoisted Gules charged with a Cross Moline Or within a Bordure Argent Guttée de Sang.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from a Wreath of Flax flowered proper the Mast of a Ship also proper at the masthead a Pennon of St. George the Sail hoisted Gules charged with a Cross Moline Or within a Bordure Argent Guttée de Sang.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'KEEP FAITH'. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'KEEP FAITH'. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1949. | The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1949. | ||
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The flax represents the rope industry and the sail refers to yachting and sail making. Many of the ships in the navy had sails made in Crewkerne. The cross moline is from the arms of Agnes de Monceaux, who founded Crewkerne School, and the drops of blood allude to St. Bartholomew, to whom the parish church is dedicated. | The flax represents the rope industry and the sail refers to yachting and sail making. Many of the ships in the navy had sails made in Crewkerne. The cross moline is from the arms of Agnes de Monceaux, who founded Crewkerne School, and the drops of blood allude to St. Bartholomew, to whom the parish church is dedicated. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones and from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]. | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image and information provided by Laurence Jones and from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]. | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities C]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities C]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1949]] | [[Category:Granted 1949]] | ||