ARMS: Per pale Azure and Or a Pale wavy per pale of the last and Vert over all two Bars dancetty of three points upwards countertinctured Argent Azure Argent and Vert all within a Bordure of the last charged alternately with three Roses Argent on each another Gules both barbed and seeded proper and as many Parnassus flowers Argent.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent Azure and Vert issuant out of a Mural Crown Argent masoned Gules a Ram's Head proper armed Or between two Parnassus Flowers slipped also proper; Mantled Vert doubled Argent.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a representation of the Dacre Bull at Naworth Gules armed unguled and collared with a Chain flexed over the back Or and on the sinister side a Dragon also Gules the whole upon a Compartment composed of a section of the Roman Wall charged with two Bars Gules.
BADGE: A Roundel per pale Azure and Or a Pale Wavy per pale Or and Vert over all two Bars dancetty of three points upwards countertinctured Argent Azure Argent and Vert enclosed by an Annulet of Stonework proper masoned Sable.

Motto 'AD MONTES OCULOS LEVAVI' - I shall lift up mine eyes unto the hills.
Granted 10th October 1974.

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The wavy vertical lines, zig-zag horizontal lines and combination of colours is an ingenious formal diagrammatic picture of the new County as a whole. Blue and white - for the sea, blue and gold - for the lakes and agriculture, green and white - for mountains and lakes and green and gold - for mountains and agriculture. On the green border are parnassus flowers from the arms of the Cumberland CC interspersed with white roses for Yorkshire, superimposed with red roses for Lancashire.
The ram's head is taken from the arms of the Barrow CBC and also of the Westmorland CC and is distinguished from them by parnassus flowers, taken from the Cumberland arms. The mural crown is a common civic emblem.
The Dacre Bull at Naworth, a legendary beast was one of the supporters of the Cumberland Arms. The red dragon refers to those that support the device of Appleby - the ancient county town of Westmorland; also it is heraldically related to the red wyverns of Carlisle and symbolises the connection, going back to Celtic times, between Cumbria and Cambria (Wales). The compartment represents Hadrian's Wall, across which are two red bars taken from the Westmorland arms, which in turn derived them from the arms of the de Lancaster Barons of Kendal. The Barony of Kendal was in the South of Westmorland.
The motto is taken from the latin version of Psalm 121, which was thought apt, as the Lake District Fells can be seen from all parts of the new County.

ARMS: Gules on a Bend between a Serpent nowed in chief and a Stag trippant in base Or an Arrow pointing upwards to a Bee volant proper upon a Chief Argent on Waves of the Sea a Paddle-Wheel Steamship under steam and canvas also proper.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours out of the Battlements of a Tower a Ram's Head proper armed and collared Or.

Motto 'SEMPER SERSUM' - Ever onward.
Granted 13th December 1867. Transferred by Order in Council bearing date the 16th April 1975.

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The bee is an emblem of industry, and with the arrow, forms a rebus on the name of the town - though if the original meaning of Barray (Barrow) was Barley Isle. The knotted serpent and the stag trippant in are derived from the crests respectively of the Duke of Devonshire and the Duke of Buccleuch, who are the principal landowners - the latter also being Lord of the Manor of Plain Furness. The paddle-wheel steamship upon on the waves of the sea, under steam and canvas, is allusive of Barrow as a shipping port.
The ram's head with horns and collar of gold, is allusive of the name of the late Sir James Ramsden of Abbot's Wood, Furness Abbey, who was first Mayor of Barrow. By its conspicuous position, it emphasises the prominent part taken by him in the development of the resources of the Borough, and thus in an heraldic manner permanently identifies his name with the town of Barrow.

ARMS: Or on a Cross patée between for Roses Gules a Rose of the field barbed and seeded proper; The Shiels ensigned by a Mural Crown having three Towers Or and lined Gules the centre Tower pierced by a Gateway Gules.
SUPPORTERS: Upon a Mount Vert on either side a Wyvern Gules armed and langued Azure the wings semée of Roses Or barbed Vert.

Motto 'BE JUST AND FEAR NOT'.
Granted 7th July 1924.

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Over the centuries Carlisle has had four different arms, all used officially. The earliest was the red cross between four red roses on a golden field with a fifth rose on the centre of the cross. The red cross on the golden field probably originated from the arms of Sir William de Carlyell, of Cumberland, in the reign of Edward II. The red roses are almost certainly in honour of the Virgin Mary whose emblem is the red rose and to whom Carlisle Cathedral was formerly dedicated. These arms were used continuously until the setting up of the reformed corporation in 1835. The corporation then adopted the shield which was first shown on Speed's map of Carlisle dated 1610. This was the shield bearing a castle standing on wavy lines and with a lion above it. The interpretation of that shield was simply, an English city standing on the banks of a river. From 1885 the corporation decided to utilise both the shields mentioned side by side and this was the situation until in 1923. The College of Arms informed the Town Clerk that the city had not been officially registered and the design had therefore no authority. New arms were therefore drawn up, these are the present arms which incorporate the original shield with the red cross on the golden field. The shield is surmounted by a mural crown which indicates that Carlisle was at one time a walled city, and is supported by two red wyverns their wings strewn with golden roses, the whole standing on a green mount. The wyvern is a two legged dragon with a forked tail, and its use shows the links between the Celts of Cumbria and those of Wales. The number of roses on the wyvern's wings is not specified, and official and equally correct reproductions may be seen with either four or six roses on each wing. The motto beneath the arms comes from Wolsey's speech to Cromwell in Shakespeare's Henry VIII and was adopted by the city about 1850.

ARMS: Per fesse dancetty of the points in chief Azure and Vert on a plain Base Argent two Barrulets wavy Azure on a Chief Or between two Flashes of Lightning palewise throughout also Azure an Anchor all between two Miners’ Picks heads upwards Sable.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Azure out of the Battlements of a Red Sandstone Tower proper in front of two Abbatial Crosiers in saltire the heads upwards and outwards Or a representation of the ancient Cross at Gosforth issuant proper; Mantled Azure and Argent.
SUPPORTERS: Dexter a Dragon wings elevated and addorsed Argent gorged with a Wreath of Laurel proper sinister a Lion Azure winged Or gorged with a Wreath of Oak also proper the Compartment comprising of a grassy Mount growing therefrom on either side of the Shield a Parnassus Grass Flower (Parnassia Palustris) stalked and with two leaves at the base proper.

Motto 'BY FAITH AND INDUSTRY'.
Granted 1990?.

The Borough of Copeland was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Whitehaven, the Ennerdale Rural District and the Millom Rural District.

The shield symbolises the topographical and industrial character of the area. Three stylised peaks in green suggest such well-known mountains as Great Gable, Scafell and Scafell Pike are set against an azure blue sky, with at their base white and blue waves for the lakes, rivers and sea. The chief depicts the traditional industries with an anchor for the ports and picks for coal and iron mining, all black on gold, the heraldic colours of the Lowthers, who from the late 17th century were so influential in developing these activities, especially in the Whitehaven area. The two blue flashes of lightning refer to the modern electrical industry served by the Sellafield and Calder plants.
The embattled tower represents the castles and strongholds such as Muncaster, Whitehaven, Egremont, Millom, Walls’ Castle and Hard Knot Fort. The two crossed gold crosiers refer to St. Bees Priory and Calder Abbey, linked with the early monastic influence, in the government and economy of the area, and particularly the purchase of Copeland (“kaupland” = ”bought land”) from the St. Bees Estates. In front of these stands the Gosforth Cross, said to be the tallest ancient cross in the country, dating from the 7th century.
The white dragon is the crest of the Lowthers, used as such in the former device of the Borough of Whitehaven; here it stands as a supporter and round its neck is the wreath of laurel which encircles the neck of the family’s white horse supporters. The blue lion with gold wings is one of the supporters of the arms of the Wyndhams of Egremont; without its wings the lion is also that of the Percys, allied to the Lucys; the two families quartered arms were borne by their Priory of St. Bees. The lion wears round the neck the wreath of oak from the arms of the Penningtons of Muncaster. The compartment suggests the rural areas; growing from it are two parnassus flowers recalling those in the arms of the former Cumberland CC.

ARMS: Argent two Bars Gules a Pale Sable fretty of the first between two Abbots' Crosiers addorsed also Sable on a Chief Azure an Anchor between two Fleurs-de-Lys Or.
CREST: Out of a Coronet composed of four Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper set upon a Rim Or a demi Wolf Sable breathing Flames and gorged with a Leather Collar proper buckled and pendent therefrom by a Chain an Escutcheon Gold charged with a Ray of Lightning throughout in bend also Gules surmounted of an Ankh Vert and supporting a Garb also Gold; Mantled Gules doubled Argent.

Motto 'OPTIMUM SUFFICIT' - Only the best is enough.
Granted 1st December 1955, to the Ulverston Urban District Council.

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The shield expresses the ecclesiastical and manorial connections of Ulverston. The red bars on white are part of the arms of the de Lancasters, Barons of Kendal and holders of Ulverston and Furness Abbey. The crosiers refer to the Abbey and to Conishead Priory. The black portion fretted with white is from the Harrington arms. The anchor and fleurs-de-lys are from the arms of the Barrow family. The anchor also occurs in the arms of the Gale-Braddylls of Conishead and is a reference to the former Port of Ulverston. The fleur-de-lys and their blue background also appear in the arms of the Dukes of Buccleuch, to whom the Manor descended.
The red roses are for Lancashire, the town having formerly been in that county, and the black wolf refers to name of the town "Wulf-heres-tun". The other emblems are for local industries; the agricultural market is symbolised by the gold sheaf, the flames are for the formerly important iron-smelting, the leather collar represents the tanning industry, the chain hanging from it is for the engineering industry, and supports a gold shield carrying a red lightning flash for the electrical industry and the Egyptian Ankh or Cross of Life, in green, for the anti-biotic manufacturing activities. The motto is based on that of the Barrow family 'PARUM SUFFICIT' - a little is enough.