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'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[Shrewsbury and Atcham]] | |||
** 2009 [[Shropshire]] | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* until 1974 Borough | |||
* since 2009 Town council | |||
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{{#display_map:52.7076,-2.7535|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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'''Arms''' : Azure three Lions' Faces Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Azure three Lions' Faces Or.<br> | ||
''' | '''Motto''': 'FLOREAT SALOPIA' - May Shrewsbury prosper | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The three leopards' faces been called locally as the three "loggerheads", a term which has puzzled many historians over time, as there is no logical linguistic explanation thereof. The term is still used widely and also used by a famous local pub. | The three leopards' faces been called locally as the three "loggerheads", a term which has puzzled many historians over time, as there is no logical linguistic explanation thereof. The term is still used widely and also used by a famous local pub. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:shrewsburyz1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Shrewsbury|The town seal from 1425 | |||
File:shrewsbury3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Shrewsbury|The a painting at Shrewsbury’s St Julian’s Church (1643)<br> ([https://bringbacktheloggerheads.co.uk/faqs/ source]) | |||
File:shrewsbury1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Shrewsbury|The arms on the Old Market Hall ([http://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=d480421b-8c6f-4676-acff-9a0cb043d801 source]) | |||
File:shrewsbury2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Shrewsbury|The Loggerheads Pub | |||
File:shrewsbury.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Shrewsbury|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:shrewsbury4.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Shrewsbury|The arms in Quarry Park ([https://hiveminer.com/Tags/loggerheads%2Cshrewsbury source]) | |||
File:shrewsbury.dex.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Shrewsbury|The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexter]] cigarette card, 1905 | |||
File:shrewsbury.w2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Shrewsbury|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
</gallery> | |||
| | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image from http://www.cheshire-heraldry.org.uk; Hobbs, 1962 | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1623]] | [[Category:Granted 1623]] | ||