AMERSHAM RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Argent on a Mount in base Vert a Wyvern wings expanded Gules on a Chief per pale of the last and Sable three Plates. Motto 'FREELY WE SERVE'. |
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The red wyvern is from the the heraldry of the Drake family of Shardeloes, who are closely connected with the history of the Town of Amersham. The chief is in red and black, the basis of the County shield, derived from the liveries of the Earls and Dukes of Buckingham. The three white roundels from the arms of the Penn family. |
BLETCHLEY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Barry Argent and Azure an Eagle displayed wings inverted Or on a Chief per pale Gules and Sable a Saxon Crown between two Bulls' Heads caboshed Gold. Motto 'PROGREDIENS CONFIRMATUR ANIMUS' - Our spirit is strengthened by advancing. Picture thanks to David Hale, NSW, Australia. |
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The white and blue barred background is from the arms of the de Greys, Lords of the Manor of Etone, which included Water Eaton, Bletchley and Fenny Stratford. The golden eagle is symbolic of the Romans and refers to the origin of Fenny Stratford around Watling Street and Magiovintum. The red and black 'chief' is in the liveries of the Dukes of Buckingham and the background of the County arms. This, with the Saxon crown from the County crest, indicates the importance of Bletchley in the affairs and administration of North Buckinghamshire. The bulls' heads refer to the importance of the agricultural markets, the Fenny Stratford market (granted in 1104) being the ancestor of the modern Bletchley market. Thus Roman, Saxon, mediaeval and modern stages are all shown. |
CHESHAM URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL See Chesham Town Council |
ETON RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Per pale gules and sable, issuant from a plain base barry wavy of four argent and vert a mount of the last, thereon in front of a beech tree Or a swan, wings displayed and inverted, proper; all within a bordure ermine.. Motto 'CONSILIO ET ANIMIS' - By wisdom and courage. |
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The background of red and black is in the County colours, these indicated the District's situation in Buckinghamshire, mainly in the south near the Thames, and the symbolism is continued in the background of the historic livery colours of the Staffords, Earls and Dukes of Buckingham, whose red and black livery forms the basis of the arms of the County Council. Their White Swan badge, also familiar in the County, stands on a grassy bank by the heraldic river. Completing the symbolism the familiar Buckinghamshire beech in the County crest. |
NEWPORT PAGNELL RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Per fesse Gules and Sable a Bar wavy Argent between in chief an Oak Tree couped and fructed and in base an Eagle displayed wings inverted Or in the flanks and over all two Abbots' Croziers addorsed of the last. Motto 'FRESH COURAGE TAKE'. Picture thanks to David Hale, NSW, Australia. |
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The background of red and black is in the County colours, and the white wave represents the River Ouse and its tributaries which water the area. The golden oak-tree, which can be typified as 'Cowpers Oak' represents the ancient wooded northern parts of which Salcey Forest is typical. The Roman eagle also in gold stands for the historical influence in the south of the Roman station of Magiovintum, which is considered to have been near where Brickhill now stands. The gold crosiers refer to the religious foundations at Bradwell, Lavendon and Ravenstone. |
NEWPORT PAGNELL URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Or two Lions passant in pale in base as many Bars wavy Azure all within a Bordure gyronny of eight Gules and Sable. Motto 'PRAECEPTA NON HOMINES' - Principles, not men. Picture thanks to David Hale, NSW, Australia. |
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The blue lions are from the arms of the Paganel family, from whom the town derived its name, and their descendants, the Somerys. The two blue waves represent the rivers Ouse and Ouzel and the red and black of the border is from the arms of the County Council and were for centuries the liveries of the Earls and Dukes of Buckingham. |
SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL (former) |
ARMS: Per chevron Argent and Gules in chief two Roses of the last barbed and seeded proper and in base a Swan holding in the beak a White Pink slipped and leaved also proper on a Chief Azure the Astronomical Symbol of Uranus irradiated between two Brick-Axes Or. Motto 'FIDUCIA ET VI' - By confidence and strength. |
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The swan is the County emblem and the flowers represent the horticultural interests of the Borough. The brick-axes refer particularly to brick-making and the sign of Uranus is from the arms of the family of Herschel of Slough, and relates to the discovery of the planet by Sir William Herschel. |
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