Urbs in Rure
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Urbs in Rure
Image: © Tiger Taken: 2 Jul 2018
"A city in the countryside" - the coat of arms of the former County Borough of Solihull in the entrance porch of St Philip's Church, Dorridge. Argent within two barrulets (for Throckmorton) between in chief as many pierced mullets (for Oddingsells) and in base a Saxon crown (for Princess Cristina, sister of Edgar the Atheling) all Gules, a greyhound courant Sable (for Greswold). Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from the battlements of a tower a mount, thereon an oak tree eradicated Proper fructed Or (for the forest of Arden), in front thereof also issuant two sickles the hafts in saltire and blades outwards also Proper. For more information on the church see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.372521
Longitude
-1.755395