ARMS: Argent a Lion rampant Gules crowned Or on a Chief wavy per fesse Azure and barry wavy of the first and fourth an ancient Ship Argent.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Gules out of a Naval Coronet Or a Dartmoor Poy's Head in the mouth a Sprig of Heather proper.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Devon Bull and on the sinister side a Sea Lion both proper.

The silver field and lion crowned with gold is a device alleged to have been granted to Devon in the 13th Century by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans and brother of Henry III. The charge occurs on a tile found in Crediton Church, and is similar to the charge on the shield of Richard in Westminster Abbey and in Salisbury Cathedral. The colour of the lion is appropriate to the red soil of the County. The waves of the sea and the 13th Century ship denote the County's maritime importance. The crest is symbolic of the County's main physical feature - the vast expanse of the two National Parks, Dartmoor and Exmoor. The crest also serves as a reminder of the County's tourist attractions, probably second only in importance to its agricultural interests.
The bull represents the County's predominant agriculrural character and the sea lion its importance, past and present in maritime affairs.

ARMS: Per saltire Gules and Azure an Orb between in fesse two Battle Axes erect the blades inwards and in base a Shuttle all Or.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Mount Vert a Minster proper.

Motto 'STEADFAST AND FAITHFUL'.
Granted 10th November 1945, to the Axminster Urban District Council.

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The field and orb are from the arms attributed to King Athelstan, and the battle-axes refer to the Battle of Brunanburgh in 938, after which Athelstan endowed the Church at Axminster with lands so that prayers might be offered up for the souls of his earls who had been slain. The axes are also a play on the name. The shuttle refers to the carpets which take their name from the town where they have been made since 1755.
The crest symbolises the ancient minster round which the town grew up.

ARMS: Gules a Castle of three towers conjoined Argent the centre tower larger than the others.

Motto 'FIDES ET JUSTITIA'.
Recorded at the Visitation of 1620 for the Borough of Barnstaple.

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Barnstaple Castle was built by Jehull of Totnes in the reign of William the Conqueror. The town is said to have been fortified by earthworks as early as the time of Athelstan.

ARMS: Argent over Water barry wavy in base a Stone Bridge of three arches proper masoned Or issuant from the centre arch an Ancient Ship the mast appering behind the Bridge also proper on a Chief Gules three Clarions Gold.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Azure an Elizabethan Ship in full sail proper the centre sail charged with a Clarion Or.

Motto 'PRO REGE AC FIDE AUDAX'-
Bold for King and faith.
Granted 12th September 1936 to the Borough of Bideford.

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The arms are a comination of the Grenville arms and the old Borough seal, dated 1577, on which was depicted the stern of what is probably a barge passing through an arch of the bridge. Sir Richard Grenville was a native of Bideford, whose last fight in the Revenge, and the part played therein by 'men of Bideford in Devon' was nobly sung by Lord Tennyson.
The Elizabethan ship recalls Bideford's age-long connection with ship-building and the maritime trade.

ARMS: Gules upon Water in base barry wavy Argent and Azure an ancient one-masted Ship with two sails furled Or flying from the mast a Pennon and from the stern a Flag of St. George on a Chief Or three Billets also Azure the centre one charged with two Keys in saltire wards upwards Gold and the other two each charged with a Lion rampant also Gold.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Beacon Sable enflamed proper a Griffin segreant Or resting the dexter claw upon an Escutcheon Gules charged with five Lozenges conjoined in bend Argent and in fesse point a Martlet Sable.

Motto 'BEAU SEJOUR'-Have a beautiful stay.
Granted 15th December 1959, to the Budleigh Salterton Urban District Council.

The red background represents the red cliffs of Devon rising out of the sea and the ship to the long seafaring history, in particular the former Budley Haven, on the right bank of the River Otter, which in former times operated freely as a port and handled a large amount of trade.
The shield supported by the griffin show the arms of Sir Walter Raleigh, who was born at Hayes Barton, a farm some three miles from the town. Budleigh Salterton is the setting for the painting "The boyhood of Rayleigh" by Millais which hangs in the Tate Gallery. The beacon doubtless refers to West Down Beacon, where Devon's red cliffs rise steeply to some 500 feet.

ARMS: Gules on Water barry wavy in base proper an Ancient Ship issuant from the centre thereof the Figure of a King robed crowned and holding in his sinister hand a Sceptre on the bow and on the stern of the ship a Lion sejant guardant that to the dexter contourné all Or.

Recorded as a seal device (untinctured) at the Visitation of 1620; confirmed by Kings' of Arms Certificate 31st January 1951.

The arms are based on an ancient seal of the former Corporation. The figure is believed to be Edward III, who granted the town a charter.The arms bear a general resemblance to his gold noble, in which he is represented as 'Lord of the Sea'; and the are a reminder that Darmouth provided ships for his French wars. On the seal and in some representations of the arms, a crescent and star are placed either side of the king's head. These were originally crusading emblems, and are thought to refer to the fact that Richard I's host sailed from Dartmouth for the Holy Land.

ARMS: Barry of six Argent and Azure an ancient Ship of two masts each having two sails set all proper flying at each masthead a Pennon of St. George and at the bow and stern a forked Pennon also of St. George on a chief Azure a rising Sun of nine rays issuant also Or.
CREST: On a Wreath Or and Gules in front of a demi Otter erect holding in the mouth a Honeysuckle Flower slipped and leaved proper three Ears of Wheat leaved Or.
BADGE: Out of an Eastern Crown Or a demi Lion Gules holding between the paws a rising Sun as in the Arms.

Granted 25th May 1976.

The East Devon District was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Honiton, the Budleigh Salterton Urban District, the Exmouth Urban District, the Ottery St. Mary Urban District, the Seaton Urban District, the Sidmouth Urban District, the Axminster Rural District, the Honiton Rural District and part of the St. Thomas Rural District.

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Ancient ships and a 'chief' where common to the arms of the four former coastal authorities. Against a background of six white and blue waves is an ancient ship combining the conventional singlemasted and single-sailed galley of Seaton UDC, Sidmouth UDC and Exmouth UDC with the distinctive ship with two sails on one mast seen in the arms of Budleigh Salterton UDC. This new ship has two masts and four sails, all set, to suggest these four areas of the coast. The red Cross of St. George on white is a traditional symbol of England. The golden rising sun, on a blue back ground, suggests the East, having nine rays indicating the combination of nine authorities in East Devon.
The wreath is in the basic colours of the Devon soil, sun and beaches, red and gold. The three golden ears of wheat suggest the three former Rural Districts of Honiton, Axminster and St. Thomas. The otter refers to the River Otter and Ottery St. Mary, and is a reference to the animal featured in the Coleridge arms. The honeysuckle flower is from the ancient seal of the Borough of Honiton.
The badge consists of the red lion from the County arms, seen also in Seaton's and Sidmouth's crests, holding the nine-rayed sun from the shield and rising from a straightrayed gold crown known in heraldry as an Eastern crown. The badge thus illustrates the name.

ARMS: Per pale Gules and Sable a Castle triangular and triple-towered Or.
CREST: On a Wreath Or and Sable a demi Lion Gules ducally crowned and holding between the paws a Bale [Or banded Azure] surmounted of a Cross botonnée Gold.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Pegasus Argent crined and unguled Or the wings [elevated] barry wavy of six of the first and Azure
BADGE: In front of two Swords in saltire points upwards Or a Tudor Hat Gules emboidered Gold.

Motto 'SEMPER FIDELIS'-Ever faithful.
Arms confirmed, crest and supporters granted 6th August 1564. Badge granted 16th October 1906.

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The lion is that of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, who was elected King of the Romans, in token of which the lion bears an orb. Richard was granted the City and Castle of Exeter, by Henry III, as an appendage to the Earldom of Cornwall. The castle in the arms is that called Rougemont, and possibly the red field is an allusion to its name. The supporters and waves probably refer to the River Exe.
The motto was suggested by Elizabeth I in a letter addressed to the Citizens of Exeter in 1588 in recognition of a gift of money towards the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada.

ARMS: Argent two Anchors in saltire Gules between four Fish naiant Azure on a Chief of the last ten Ancient Ships in full sail five and five of the field.
CREST: Issuant from a Mural Crown Argent and between two Magnoliae grandiflorae Exmouthiensis proper a Tower Or thereon a Flagstaff proper flying therefrom to the sinister a Flag also Argent charged with a Cross Gules; Mantled Azure doubled Argent.

Motto 'MARE DITAT FLORES DECORANT' - The sea enriches and the flowers adorn.
Granted 12th February 1947, to the Exmouth Urban District Council.

The anchors, being naval emblems, indicate the town's association with the Royal Navy and the fish denote the town's connection with the fishing industry. The ten ancient ships in full sail commemorate the fact that in 1346 ten ships and 193 seamen were contributed from Exmouth to the fleet which, under Edward III, set out for the siege of Calais.
The mural crown is a common civic emblem and the tower or fort commemorates the fact that in 1646 a fort at the mouth of the Exe was defended from 7th February to 15th March, when on account of naval pressure the defenders had to surrender to Colonel Shapcote with 13 pieces of iron ordnance, 72 muskets, and 12 barrels of powder. The fort flies the banner of St George and on each side is depicted the flower and leaves of the magnolia; this commemorates the fact that Sir John Colleton, Bart (who died in 1754, is buried at Withycombe Raleigh School Burial Ground, and was the owner of Rill Manor), grew this beautiful flower at Exmouth for the first time in England, and called it Magnolia grandiflora Exmouthiensis.

ARMS: Argent four Barrulets wavy Azure on a Pale Gules a Crosier entwined with a Branch of Oak Or on a Chief Gules a Castle of two towers between two Garbs Or.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a demi-Lion Azure holding between the paws a Woolpack charged with a Cogwheel proper.
BADGE: In front of a Crosier erect a Castle of two towers Or.

Motto 'FIDE ET INDUSTRIA'-By faith and industry
Granted 26th October 1975.

The Mid Devon District was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Tiverton, the Crediton Urban District, the Crediton Rural District and the Tiverton Rural District.

The background of white and blue waves indicates the rivers of the District. The 'chief' across the top and the 'pale' down the middle, are both coloured red for the Devon earth. The gold stylized castle is suggested by that in the seal of the Borough of Tiverton and the two gold wheatsheaves indicate agriculture; together they denote the former Borough and Rural District of Tiverton. The gold crosier alludes to St. Boniface of Crediton, the 8th Century Bishop who was so influential in Germany and France in establishing order in the Church. He is said to have cut down a huge oak tree sacred to Thor, and the oak is associated with him in sacred art. His episcopal staff is therefore shown entwined with a golden branch of oak, also in gold, and this is also a reference to the rural area around Crediton.
The blue lion is that of the Redvers Earls of Devon, one of whom, Richard, built Tiverton Castle in the early 12th Century. The woolpack is from the Borough seal, and is indicative of the importance of the woollen industry in this area in earlier times, as examplified by the 'Tiverton kersies'. The steel cogwheel is for modern industry and engineering.
The motto is appropriate to a district rich in notable churches and the home of St. Boniface, and recalls the themes of the crest.

ARMS: Or on a Base of waves of the Sea and Pebbles an ancient three masted Ship proper the mainsail set Argent charged with an Apple Tree couped above the root Vert fructed of seven Apples Or pennons fying Silver each charged with a Cross Gules on a Chief Vert two Lions passant guardant Gold.
CREST: On a Wreath Or and Vert a demi Lion rampant Gules holding in the paws an Escallop Argent the Lion between two Wings addorsed Ermine.

Motto 'CONCORDIA VINCIT'.
Granted 5th March 1963, to the Northam Urban District Council.

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The shield represents the whole district in its three parts - Northam, Appledore and Westward Ho!. The 'chief' represents Northam, with its green background typifying the wide open spaces of the village and especially the Royal North Devon Golf Club, identified by the golden royal lions referring to the patronage of King George VI. The two lions are also a reference to the granting of the Manor of Northam by William I to the Abbey of St. Stephen at Caen in Normandy, whose arms included the two lions. The ship upon a golden background, resembles those of Elizabethan times, and recalls the ships that sailed from Bideford Bay to fight the Armada. Many of these were built and and manned at Appledore, where shipbuilding is still carried on and where, as in the days of the Armada, vessels of the Royal Navy were prepared for assault on the enemy. The heraldic apple-tree with its apples of gold "d' or" is a pun on the name Appledore. The seven apples are a fanciful reference to the saying that "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" an indirect tribute to the healthiness of the district. The apple-tree is also a reference to the district and ward of Orchard Hill. The pebbles refer to the well known pebble ridge, identifying Westward Ho!.
The gold and green of the wreath are symbolic of the landward parts with their grass and gorse, and of the golden sands. The red lion with a scallop shell comes from the arms of the Leighs, and the ermine wings from the crest of the Burroughs, two families connected with the area's history. In secondary symbolism, the red lion from the Devon arms is shown offering the seaside amenities represented by the scallop shell and flanked by raised wings alluding to the healthy breezes.

ARMS: Argent a Saltire Vert between four Towers Sable.
CREST: Issuant from a Naval Crown Azure a Lion's Gamb erect Or grasping an Anchor fessewise Gules.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion reguardant Or gorged with a Naval Crown Azure pendent therefrom by a Riband Gules a Torteau charged with a Boar's Head couped Argent.

Motto 'TURRIS FORTISSIMA EST NOMEN JEHOVA' - The name of the Lord is our strongest tower.
Arms recorded at the Visitation of 17th October 1620. Crest and supporters granted 4th May 1931.

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The cross is that of St. Andrew to whom the Mother Church of Plymouth is dedicated, and the four turrets recall those which formed the corners of the Castle Quadrate which stood above the Barbican commanding the entrance to Sutton Pool.
Following the incorporation of the two neighbouring towns of East Stonehouse and Devonport in 1914, and the elevation to a City in 1928, a crest and supporters were added to the historic arms in 1931.
The naval crowns and anchor are taken from the arms of the former County Borough of Devonport, and represent the part which the Royal Navy has played in the life of the City. Devonport contained the most important Royal Naval Dockyard of the then British Empire.
The lions are national symbols, and were previously used without authority to support the shield. The red medallion on the shoulders of each supporting lion bears a silver boar's head based on the arms of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and representing Stonehouse which they held as a manor.
The heraldry of Plymouth thus includes emblems of the 'Three Towns'. The motto is usually translated as in Proverbs, and most probably refers to events of the Siege of Plymouth, 1642-6.

ARMS: Azure a Lymphad sail furled Or flying Flags and Pennon of St. George between in chief two Dolphins haurient respectant Or on a Chief wavy Argent a demi Eagle issuant wings displayed Purpure.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours out of a Saxon Crown Or a demi Lion Gules charged on the shoulder with two Crozier-Heads conjoined in the form of a letter S Or and holding on the paws a Unicorn's Head erased Argent.

Motto 'SEEK STRIVE ATTAIN'.
Granted 15th August 1967, to the Seaton Urban District Council.

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The blue background and wavy 'chief' combine to suggest the sea washing the pebble beach. The ancient ship refers to Seaton's early importance as a small port, and with the flags of St. George, to the contribution of the town to the English Fleet at Calais in 1346. The two dolphins indicate the ancient fishing industry and the modern seaside resort, the dolphins being a symbol of playful friendlyness. Two dolphins also supported the arms of the Trevelyan family, who were Lords of the Manor. The purple eagle alludes to the Roman history of Seaton, where a considerable site is thought to be a station of the second of Vespasian.
The Saxon crown refers to some of Seaton's earlist history. The red lion is from the arms of the County Council and also forms part of the traditional arms of St. Gregory, patron saint of the Parish. The unicorn's head is from the crest of the Head family, who were prominent in Seaton's development since 1607.

ARMS: Gules on Water in base barry wavy proper an ancient Galley in full sail oars in action Or on a Chief Argent a Cross couped of the first between two Fleur-de-Lys Azure.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from Water barry wavy proper a demi Lion Gules holding between the paws a Sun in splendour Or.

Granted 24th October 1949, to the Sidmouth Urban District Council.

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The red background represents the red cliffs of Devon rising out of the sea and the galley to Sidmouth's long seafaring history. The red cross of St. George and fleurs-de-lys are from the arms of Edward, Duke of Kent, who had a house in the town, where his daughter the future Queen Victoria spent part of her childhood. the fleurs-de-lys also refer to the floral beauties of the town's gardens and pleasure grounds.
The red lion is from the arms of the County Council accompamied by symbols of the sea and sunshine.

ARMS: Azure on a Saltire Argent another engrailed Gules over all a Mitre affrontée enfiled by a Crosier in pale Or on a Chief Argent over two Barrulets wavy in base Azure a representation of a Devon Clapperbridge of three spans throughout proper.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours in front of two Palm Trees a Black Swan close naiant proper.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Dartmoor Pony and on the sinister side a Grey Mare each gorged with a Garland of Heather proper pendent therefrom a Tau Cross Or and resting the interior hind hoof on a Devon Tor the whole upon a Compartment of Moorland proper.
BADGE: On a Sun in splendour Or over Water barry wavy of four in base Azure and Argent a representation of a Devon Clapperbridge as in the Arms.

Granted 11th July 1976.

The Teignbridge District was formed by the amalgamation of the Ashburton Urban District, the Buckfastleigh Urban District, the Dawlish Urban District, the Newton Abbot Urban District, the Teignmouth Urban District, the Newton Abbot Rural District and part of the St. Thomas Rural District.

On the white 'chief' is a typical Dartmoor 'clapper' bridge over two blue waves, indicating the name Teignbridge. The crosses, mitre and crosier are emblems taken from the devices of Newton Abbot UDC, Buckfast Abbey, Ashburton UDC and Teignmouth UDC, which recall the considerable part played in the District's history by the See of Exeter, Torre Abbey and Buckfast Abbey. The white St. Andrew's cross on blue is from the seal of Ashburton, whose manor was held by the Bishops. The red cross is from the device of Teignmouth, which is thought to derive from the arms of the Exeter Diocesan Treasurers. The gold crosier is like those in the arms of Buckfast Abbey and the device of Newton Abbot, thrust through the gold mitre from the latter, which recall the tenure of the town by the Abbots of Torre.
The crest typifies the seaside areas of Dawlish and Teignmouth. In front of two palm-trees, which are plentiful in both towns and indicate the beneficent climate, is the well-known Dawlish black swan. The swan and palm-tree are used as a motif by the Dawlish Hotels and Caterers' Association.
The supporters symbolize the Rural Districts of Newton Abbot and St. Thomas. On the left is a Dartmoor Pony, representing the National Park and Forest common to both districts. On the right is the world-famous "Tom Pearce's Grey Mare". Each, for necessary differentiation from other supporters, has round the neck a garland of heather for the moorland, suggested by the sprig of heather in the pony's mouth in the crest of the County Council. The gold Tau cross give the initial T.
The 'compartment' represents the moorland of the district, with a typical Tor.

ARMS: Azure a Lymphad Or flying Flags and Streamer of St. George sail argent pendent from the masthead by a Cable Or the Beams and Stocks of four Anchors conjoined in cross Gules on a Chief enarched Or a Mural Crown Gules.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a Crosier erect Or between two Dolphins heads downward and outward Azure finned Or all enfiled through a Horseshoe Argent.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Sea-Lion proper head and mane Gules and pendent from a Cable about the neck proper a Tau Cross Or.
BADGE: On a Fountain four Tau Crosses conjoined in cross the whole encircled by a Cable proper and murally crowned Gules.

Motto 'SALUS ET FELICITS'-Health and happiness.
Granted 12th March 1968 to the Torbay CBC.

The background of blue with the curved 'chief' of gold suggests the shape of Torbay and its sea and sands. The mural crown is familiar in civic arms as a symbol of local government, its red colour indicates that of the Devon earth. Here, it is shown with four crenellations, and suggests Torbay constituting one civic authority comprising four formerly separate ones. The gold lymphad, refers to the many current and historical marine activities at Torquay, Paignton, Brixham and on the River Dart at Churston Ferrers, but particularly in Torbay proper. The ship bears the ancient St. George flags and streamers signifying associations with the Navy at various periods. Hanging from the masthead is a unique device representing the union of four marine authorities - a cross composed of the beams and stocks of four anchors, each limb resembling the letter T.
The basic colours of the wreath, blue and gold, allude to sea and sands of Torbay. Blue is one of the livery colours of the arms of the Borough of Torquay and of Paignton UDC and also prominent in the unofficial arms of Brixham UDC, whose blue and gold livery recalls, in the colours of the arms of Nassau, the historic landing of William III at Torbay. The crosier is one of the three from the arms of Torre Abbey, whose gateway is seen in the Torquay shield. The dolphins, from the crests of Brixham and Paignton, represent the pleasure of the seaside and its activities. The horseshoe refers to Churston Ferrers and is from the arms of the Ferrers family
The sea-lions are derived from the sea-lion which is one of the supporters of the arms of the County Council. Its leonine part is red like that of the lion in the County arms and those of certain families connected with local history. Each has a cable round the neck from which hangs a Tau cross, resembling the letter T for Torbay and resembling in sound, when anglicized, the syllable 'Tor'.

ARMS: Sable upon Water in base Azure and between two Keys wards upward and outward a triple towered Castle the Portcullis raised and upon each outer tower a Banner all Argent.

Recored in this form at the Visitation of 1572, for the Borough of Totnes. Transferred by Order in Council 16th April 1975.

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The device is a water gatehouse and seems to indicate the pride of the burgesses in the ancient importance of the Borough as a royal fortress. The Castle was founded by one Juhell, a Breton, shortly after the Norman Conquest.

*ARMS: Quarterly Gules and chequy Or and Azure on a Pale wavy Argent between in the first quuarter a Fleece Or and in the fourth quarter a Tower Argent a Pallet wavy Azure.
*CREST: On a Wreath Or Gules and Azure a Mount Vert thereon a Dartmoor Pony passant supporting with the sinister foreleg a Branch of Oak fructed proper.

Motto 'CRESCIT SUB PONDERE VIRTUS'-
Manliness grows out of adversity.
Granted ?

The Borough of West Devon was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Okehampton, the Okehampton Rural District and the Tavistock Rural District.

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The fleece on a red background is from the traditional arms of Tavistock, and is emblematic of the wollen trade which contributed largely to the prosperity of the area during the 15th and 16th centuries. The tower refers to the Castle of Okehampton, and the 'pale' with its three sections to the three main rivers that run through West Devon.
The crest represents Dartmoor and the woodlands of the area, the pony links to the crest of the County Council.
The motto is one used by the old Tavistock Grammar School.