Northumberland Coat of Arms

The arms were granted in 1951. Before this the Council used the attributed arms of the Kingdom of Bernicia - paly of eight Or and gules. In the official grant this has been altered to represent Hadrian's Wall and the English / Scottish border.

The crest is based on the old badge of the county Sherrifs. The blue lion with extended tail comes from the arms of the Percy family, Earls and Dukes of Northumberland.

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