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For nearly eight centuries the county was in the pastoral charge of the Bishop of Lincoln being then transferred to that of Peterborough. To express this union with Lincoln one of the two lions from the arms of the [[Diocese of Lincoln]] is taken in the chief. The crosslet is taken from the arms of the [[Diocese of Peterborough]], which, being held by the lion, also indicates that Peterborough itself was, until 1541, part of the diocese of Lincoln.
For nearly eight centuries the county was in the pastoral charge of the Bishop of Lincoln being then transferred to that of Peterborough. To express this union with Lincoln one of the two lions from the arms of the [[Diocese of Lincoln]] is taken in the chief. The crosslet is taken from the arms of the [[Diocese of Peterborough]], which, being held by the lion, also indicates that Peterborough itself was, until 1541, part of the diocese of Lincoln.


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[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|'''Literature''']]:


[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|Literature]] : Briggs, 1962
{{media}} Briggs, 1962


[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Anglican dioceses]]
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]]
[[Category:Granted 1949]]
[[Category:Granted 1949]]
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