ARMS: Per fesse vert and barry wavy of six Argent and Azure in chief three Parnassus Flowers proper.
CREST: Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a Wreath on the dexter side of Oak fructed and on the sinister side of Ash in front thereof a Pick and a Shepherd's Crook in saltire and perched upon the crown a Curlew all proper.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a representation of the Dacre Bull at Naworth Gules armed unguled and collared with a Chain reflexed over the back Or and on the sinister side a Roebuck also Gules armed and unguled Or, the whole upon a Compartment in the form of a masoned embattled Wall Or.

Motto 'PERFERO'-I carry through.
Granted 19th September 1951.

The arms represent the natural features of the County, the flowers referring to the grass of parnassus which grows on the marshy uplands, while the base of the shield stands for the rivers, lakes, and seaboard.
The pick and crook allude to the local activities of mining and sheep-rearing. The curlew is a bird common in the uplands of the County, and the mural crown is commonly found in the arms of municipal authorities
The bull of the ancient Cumberland family of Dacre is an historic emblem associated particularly with the old Border warfare, and the roebuck is traditional to the County. The supporters are shown standing on a masoned base representing Hadrian's Wall.

ARMS: Gules on a Bend wavy between three Escallop shells and as many Cross-crosslets fitchy Argent a Bendlet wavy Azure.
CREST: Out of a Coronet composed of four Ears of Wheat and as many Acorns leaved set alternately upon a Rim Or a Mount Vert thereon a Stag regardant Gules attired and unguled Or; Mantled Azure doubled Argent.

Motto 'SINE PAVORE SINE FAVORE'-Without fear or favour.
Granted 10th November 1961.

The blue and white wave running diagonally across the shield represents the River Eden which flows in a similar course across the District. The strong-holds and feudal history of the area are represented by emblems from the arms of the two principal families, famous in the annals of the Border country - the three white scallop shells from the Dacre shield and the three white crosslets from the Howard arms, all set on their fields of red.
The wreath is in the blue and gold of the arms of the Musgraves of Edenhall. The red stag royal upon a green mound refers to the Royal Forest of Inglewood, and the crown which surrounds it is that specially designed for Rural District Councils, consisting of wheatears and acorns on a gold circlet.