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''' SOUTH WESTMORLAND''' | ''' SOUTH WESTMORLAND''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[South Lakeland]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[South Lakeland]] | ||
[[File:southwestmorland.jpg|center]] | [[File:southwestmorland.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent two Barrulets Gules in chief a Water Bouget between two Escallops in fesse two Water Bougets and in base an Escallop Sable.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent two Barrulets Gules in chief a Water Bouget between two Escallops in fesse two Water Bougets and in base an Escallop Sable.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from the Battlements of a representation of a Pele Tower Argent masoned Sable a Damson Tree fructed proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from the Battlements of a representation of a Pele Tower Argent masoned Sable a Damson Tree fructed proper.<br> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on December 20, 1955. | The arms were officially granted on December 20, 1955. | ||
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The tree is a Westmorland damson, a member of the plum family. They grow mainly in and around the Lyth and Winster valleys, south-west of Kendal in the English Lake District. The orchards of the Lyth Valley are unique, surrounding each small farmstead and growing along every hedgerow in the valley. Damsons were not only eaten as fruit, but were used in the textile industry as a source of dye. | The tree is a Westmorland damson, a member of the plum family. They grow mainly in and around the Lyth and Winster valleys, south-west of Kendal in the English Lake District. The orchards of the Lyth Valley are unique, surrounding each small farmstead and growing along every hedgerow in the valley. Damsons were not only eaten as fruit, but were used in the textile industry as a source of dye. | ||
[[Literature]] : Information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1955]] | [[Category:Granted 1955]] | ||