Chelmsford RDC
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CHELMSFORD (Rural District Council)
Incorporated into: 1974 Brentwood, Chelmsford
Official blazon
Arms : Argent three Bars Azure on a Chief indented Gules two Seaxes in saltire points upwards between as many Mullets of the field.
Crest : On a Wreath Argent and Gules set upon a Garb Or a Mullet Gules.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on december 20, 1954.
The three blue bars on a white field are the arms of the Montchensy family, who were important in the middle ages and held land in southern Essex, particularly around the Hanningfields. The indented red chief is based on the arms of Westminster Abbey, original holders of the Dioscese of Moulsham. The seaxes are from the arms of the County Council, placed in saltire like the two swords in the arms of the Bishopric of London. The two mullets are from the heraldry of the de Vere family, the heirs of the original Earls of Essex and perhaps historically the county's most important family.
The wheatsheaf is a suitable symbol for a rural area.
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