ARMS: Per chevron Gules and Or in chief two Fleeces and in base three Chevronels counterchanged on a Chief of the second a Billet Azure between two Billets Vert each charged with a Horseshoe Gold.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion reguardant Gules gorged with a Mural Crown and resting the sinister paw upon a Horseshoe Or.

Motto 'PRORSUM SEMPER' - Ever forward.
Granted 10th December 1935.

The chevrons are from the arms of the Clare Earls of Gloucester. The first horseshoe is derived from the old arms of the City of Gloucester, the second is from the arms of the Allen family, and the third is from the arms of the Cripps family. The fleeces represent the woollen industry.
The crest is based on that granted to the City of Gloucester in 1652.
The motto is that of the Allen family.

ARMS: Gules on the sinister side a Castle with two towers domed all argent on each dome a Banner charged with the Cross of St. George the Castle on a Mount Vert the dexter base Water proper thereon a Ship of three masts Or the rigging Sable sailing from a port in the dexter tower her fore and main masts being visible and on each a round top of the fifth on the foremast a sail set and on the mainmast a sail furled of the second.
CREST: On a Wreath Or and Gules issuant from Clouds two Arms embowed and interlaced in saltire proper the dexter hand holding a Serpent Vert and the sinister holding a Pair of Scales Or.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Unicorn sejant Or armed maned and unguled Sable.
BADGE: On a Roundel Gules on the sinister side a Castle with two towers domed Argent on each dome a Banner charged with a Cross of St. George issuant from a port in the dexter tower thereof a Ship of three masts Or the fore and mainmasts being visible the rigging and round tops Sable on the foremast a Sail set and on the mainmast a Sail furled both Argent the whole encompassed by a Rope and issuant therefrom four Fleurs-de-Lys Or.

Motto 'VIRTUTE EN INDUSTRIA' - By virtue and industry.
Recorded and confirmed 24th August 1569. Badge granted 16th February 1983.

Picture and badge information courtesy of Laurence Jones.

The arms clearly express the City's ancient character of a fortified port. They are traceable to the design on the 14th century seal of the Mayoralty showing the prow of a ship issuing from the portway of a castle. On another seal of the same century is a single-masted ship sailing towards a tower on which is a watchman beckoning to the steersman in the ship. This seal bears the inscription:

ARMS: Or a Chevron engrailed Gules between two Pigeons in chief and an Oak Tree eradicated in base proper on a Chief Azure a Cross flory Argent between two open Books also proper binding and clasps of the first.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Mount between two Branches of Oak a Fountain thereon a Pigeon all proper.

Motto 'SALUBRITAS ET ERUDITIO' - Health and erudition.
Granted 26th February 1877, transferred by Order in Council 17th December 1976.

The cross is that of Edward the Confessor, to whom the Manor of Cheltenham at one time belonged. The Manor is consequently 'Terra Regis', and of 'Ancient Demesne'. The open books are emblematic of the educational advantages Cheltenham possesses and is so famed for, in the Ancient Foundation of Pate's Grammar School. The oak-trees and sprays are symbolic of the avenues of trees in the public promenades and streets, for which Cheltenham is also celebrated.
The crest embodies and denotes the legend of the discovery of the mineral waters, to which Cheltenham owed its rise as an inland watering place, and to which attention was drawn by flocks of pigeons resorting to a saline spring which rose to the surface.
The motto is indicative of the high repute in which Cheltenham is held as a health resort and place of learning. .

*ARMS: Or a representation of a Roman Capital proper on a Chief embattled Vert a Phoenix issuant of the first.
*CREST: On a Wreath Or and Vert a Mural Crown proper thereon an Ancient Crown Or issuant therefrom an Arm embowed and habited Gules grasping in the hand a Scythe proper.
BADGE: ?

Motto 'CORINIUM FLOREAT' - May Corinium flourish.
Granted ?.

The main charge is is based upon a capital excavated in 1838 and now in the Corinium Museum. This capital shows a female figure holding a mirror, the figure being the upper half of the woman and appearing as it were out of a panache of acanthus leaves. The phoenix rising from flames, has long been used as an emblem by the town. This may be derived from a device of Elizabeth I, who adopted the phoenix, it is said to symbolise her recovery from smallpox. Another theory is that it refers to the razing of Corinium by the Saxons, who later rebuilt the town. The embattled edge of the green chief is an allusion to the Roman origin of the town which was an administrative centre within the Roman empire.
The mural crown may be taken as a further allusion to the Roman foundation of Cirencester, and the antique crown, as an allusion to the fact that the town is described in as early a document as Ethelred’s Charter to the Abingdon monks. The embowed arm clothed in red holding a scythe alludes to the agricultural importance of the area and also the international fame of Cirencester through the Royal Agricultural College located there. The scythe has been chosen as a distinctive yet simple and traditional implement in reference to agriculture.
There is a badge with the phoenix rising from the flames as a central symbol. It is enclosed within acanthus leaves - an inspiration from the details on the capital of the Roman column.
Corinium in the motto refers to the Roman name of the Town.

*ARMS: Vert in chief two Fleeces Argent each banded and ringed Or and in base on a Pile wavy reversed Argent a like Pile Azure.
*CREST: A Phoenix issuant proper from a Coronet of Fleur-de-Lys and holding in the beak an Annulet Or; Mantled Vert doubled Argent.
*SUPPORTERS: On either side a Dolphin Azure each gorged with a Chain and pendent therefrom a Woolpack Or corded Gules.

Motto 'UNITED WE SERVE'.
Granted 1976?.

The District of Cotswold was formed by the amalgamation of the Cirencester Urban District, the Cirencester Rural District, the North Cotswold Rural District, the Northleach Rural District and the Tetbury Rural District.

The green background symbolizes the Cotswold Hills, and the blue represents the River Thames, the source of which is found near Kemble. The woolsacks, like those in the arms of the Northleach RDC, and the fleeces represent the famous Cotswold wool trade.
The phoenix has long been a badge of Cirencester and according to one theory symbolises the razing of Cirencester by the Saxons who rebuilt the town on the site of the former Roman Corinium, the second largest Roman City in England. The ring in the beak of the phoenix is the ring of unity.
The dolpins represent Tetbury and relate to a legend which tells of how dolphins saved the life of the Lord of the Manor of Tetbury, who was shipwrecked.

ARMS: Azure on a Base Or two Columns supporting on semi-circular Arches the lower part of a building Argent between the Columns a Balance Gold on a Chief Gules a Pale Argent thereon between two Crosses flory Or a Water Wheel proper resting on a Base wavy Azure charged with a Bar wavy also Argent. .
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Azure issuant from a Mural Crown Or a Cogwheel Sable between two Beech Trees proper.

Granted 7th January 1991.

Picture used with permission, do not reproduce.

The columns and arches give a representation of the unique Market Place and Town Hall at Dursley, and the balance emphasises its use as a Market Place, its initial use being instituted by Royal Grant in 1471. The two crosses flory signify the historical and continuing link with Durs1ey Church, a town centre landmark that has been part of Dursley life since Medieval times. They also refer to the religious activity of William King and Bishop Edmund Fox, nationally known names. The industry in the town dates back to water power in the valley, and this industrial heritage is reflected in the waterwheel.
The mural crown signifies the arms as those of a civic authority and the cog wheel is a time honoured symbol of industry. The trees reflect the unique position of Dursley with its beech woods, which are visible from every part of the town where there is an open view.

ARMS: Vert in chief an Oak Tree couped of five branches each having two leaves and fructed of one acom and in base a Stag's Head caboshed the attires each of five tynes all Or all between two Flaunches Argent on each three Bars wavy Azure.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours out of a Mural Crown Or charged with six Horseshoes three being manifest Sable a demi figure representing an ancient Forest of Dean Miner capped and habited Sable in his mouth a stick transfixing a Candle enflamed proper holding in the dexter hand a Pick erect and carrying over the sinister shoulder a Hod of Coal also proper.

Motto 'TWIXT SEVERN AND WYE'.
Granted 6th October 1975.

The District of Forest of Dean was formed by the amalgamation of the East Dean Rural District, part of the Gloucester Rural District, the Lydney Rural District, the Newent Rural District and the West Dean Rural District.

The green background and stag's head in gold, like that in the arms of East Dean RDC and Lydney RDC, typifies the ancient foresters' rights of 'vert and venison' and the royal hunting forest. The stylized heraldic oak tree with its five branches and acorns represents the new Forest of Dean District comprising five former rural districts. The white and blue waves symbolize the Rivers Severn and Wye, between which the District mainly lies.
The green of the mantling is the Forest area and the gold for the agricultural areas. The golden mural crown is a familiar emblem in local government. It has five battlements visible, showing the union of five areas in one, like the five branches of the oak tree and the five tynes of the stag's antlers. The three black horseshoes, like those in the Gloucetsershire CC arms, recall the ancient iron industry of the Forest, which produced, inter alia, hundreds of thousands of horseshoes for the King's forces. Out of the crown rises the well-known figure of the Forest miner, taken from the brass in Newland Church, and also depicted in the crest of East Dean RDC.
The motto is that of the Lydney RDC and clearly defines the Forest of Dean District and links with the symbolic waves in the shield. It is in fact taken from a well-known local saying "Blest is the eye, Twixt Severn and Wye".

ARMS: Or three Chevronels between ten Torteaux Gules three three three and one.
CREST: Issuant from a Mural Crown Or a demi-Lion guardant Gules holding in his dexter paw a Broadsword and in his sinister paw a Trowel proper.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion Gules holding in the dexter fore-paw a Broad­sword proper.

Motto 'FIDES INVICTA TRIUMPHAT' - Unconquered faith triumphs or Faith indomitable wins through.
Arms recorded in 1623, crest and supporters granted in 1652.

The City of Gloucester enjoys the distinction of two ancient grants of arms. The first, which may be termed the Tudor coat, was granted in 1538. The second, which may be termed the Commonwealth coat, was assigned in 1652.
The Tudor coat (as pictured left) is heraldically speaking unusual but attractive. The roses appear to refer to those of Lancaster and York, the boar's head to the badge of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, afterwards King Richard III, who granted the Town its Charter of Incorporation in 1483. The horseshoes and nails are symbolic of the early trade of Gloucester which in the twelfth century, and probably before, was famous for its ironworks and smithery.
The frontispiece to John Dorney's Speeches published in 1653 contains an illustration of the Commonwealth coat, and describes it as incorporating the arms "assigned" by Sir Edward in 1623. These latter arms (as pictured above) were not, however, assigned in 1623, but were recorded to the City at the Herald's Visitation of the County of Glou­cester in that year, but without crest and supporters. The Corporation, therefore, proved their right to these arms at that Visitation. There is little doubt that this coat was in use previous to the grant of the Tudor coat in 1538, although there is no record of its origin. It is significant that the chevronels are identical with those of the arms of the de Clare family, who later became Earls of Gloucester. The torteaux were probably derived from the ancient arms of the See of Worcester, in which Gloucester was, before 1542, included.
The Corporation resolved in 1647 that the new arms (Tudor) should be delivered up and that the old arms (Commonwealth) of the City be henceforth borne. The resultant grant of 1652 incorporated the ancient shield with the addition of a crest and supporters (as pictured above).
On the restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 the crest and supporters of the Commonwealth arms were declared null and void. The Corporation, however, were seemingly reluctant to abandon the arms which had been assigned to them in the cause of freedom by the de facto Garter of the Commonwealth regime, and they were probably fortified in their determination to continue using them in the knowledge that they had proved their right to the shield in the reign of Charles I. Therefore the Commonwealth arms have been in continuous use ever since, without serious challenge.
The Corporation finally decided to retain and regularise the Common­wealth arms which almost certainly incorporates the most ancient armorial bearings of the City and these arms are now legally granted to the Corporation by Letters Patent dated the 16th April 1945.
The motto was probably adopted to immortalise the spirit of the sturdy citizens who successfully held the besieged City in the Cromwellian cause in 1643.

ARMS: Sable a Fess Ermine in chief two Crosses formy Or over all a representation of the Market Cross at Lydney issuant from the base proper.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Azure issuant from the Hulk of an Ancient Ship and in front of a Cresset Sable fired proper between two Stalks of Wheat each with three Ears Or a demi Cogwheel proper.

Motto 'LABORES PROSINT CETERIS' - May our work benefit our fellows.
Granted 25th June 1969, to the Lydney Parish Council.

Picture used with permission, do not reproduce.

The gold crosses on black are from the arms of the Bathurst Barons Bledisloe, Lords of the Manor of Lydney, and the fess is from the arms of the Winter family. The market cross indicates Lydney's importance as the trading centre of the rural area.
The colours of the wreath and mantling, blue and white, are the traditional colours of St. Mary, to whom the Parish Church is dedicated. The elements of the crest symbolize its Lydney's industries over a long period - iron-mining, shipbuilding and the carrying of coal and grain, engineering and the heating industry.