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The Council has no official coat of arms but has adopted a badge of heraldic | The Council has no official coat of arms but has adopted a badge of heraldic form. | ||
form. | |||
The top of the shield is for Ely. It shows a bishop's mitre for Ely | The top of the shield is for Ely. It shows a bishop's mitre for Ely Cathedral and the many other ancient churches in the area. The bottom part of the shield has a mare and foal for the Newmarket Rural District. The area contains racecourses and stud farms and is the centre of the British horse racing industry. | ||
Cathedral and the many other ancient churches in the area. The bottom part | |||
of the shield has a mare and foal for the Newmarket Rural District. The area | |||
contains racecourses and stud farms and is the centre of the British horse | |||
racing industry. | |||
The two parts are divided by two wavy lines for the many waterways of the | The two parts are divided by two wavy lines for the many waterways of the area. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:orsayp.jpg|center|400 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1981 (from [[Orsay]] and with [[Kempen]]) | |||
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