ARMS: Gules an Arrow point upwards enfiled by a Crown palisado Or all within a Bordure Or charged with eight Roses of the first barbed and seeded proper.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours out of a Crown palisado Or a Rocky Moor thereon an Elephant statant proper on its back a Port between two Towers the trappings Or and charged with a Rose as in the Arms.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion that on the dexter Sable gorged with a Wreath Or and Gules that on the sinister Gules gorged with a Wreath Or and Azure each supporting a Staff Or flying therefrom a forked Pennon Vert that on the dexter charged with a Shuttle in bend surmounted of a Spindle in bend sinister that on the sinister with a Hornet volant all Or.
BADGE: Upon an Oval Gules environed of a Torse Or and Gules an Arrow point upwards enfiled by a Crown palisado Or.

Motto 'SUPERA MORAS' - Overcome delays.

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Bolton, the Borough of Farnworth, the Blackrod Urban District, the Horwich Urban District, the Kearsley Urban District, the Little Lever Urban District, the Turton Urban District (part) and the Westhoughton Urban District.

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The gold arrow and crown palisade, form a rebus or visual pun with the arrow or "bolt" and the crown representing a "tun" (a settlement within a stockade which is the meaning of the second syllable of the name), thus Bolton. The border of eight red roses on gold to represents eight Lancashire local authorities. The shield shows, therefore, eight Lancashire local authorities joining to form Bolton.
The elephant and castle are based on the former crest of the County Borough of Bolton with a red rose on gold trappings for Lancashire. The crown palisade as in the shield has eight points (three are hidden) to represent the eight constituent areas.
The black lion from the former Bolton arms symbolises the Flemish weavers who settled in the area in the 14th century and established the textile industry here. Differenced by having round its neck a wreath of gold and red, the colours of the former Bolton arms. The red lion, derived from that of the Borough of Farnworth, represents the Hulton family of Farnworth but was changed to blue to match the rest of Farnworth's arms and is here returned to its true colour. About its neck is a wreath of gold and blue, the colours of Farnworth's arms. The pennon bearing the spindle and shuttle represents the textile industry and the other bears a hornet for the paper industry.
The motto is also a pun on the early name of Bolton, Bolton-super-moras i.e. Bolton on the moors, and is particularly apt now that further moors are included in the local authority area.

*ARMS: Per saltire Argent and Azure a Saltire party and fretty counter-changed between in chief a Bee volant in base three Culms of the Papyrus Plant issuant from a Mount proper and in the flanks a Ram's Head to the dexter and a Bull's Head to the sinister both of the First.
*CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a Mural Crown Gules thereon a Wyvern reguardant wings expanded Argent and charged on the shoulder with a Cog-Wheel Azure.
*SUPPORTERS: On the dexter a Bull reguardant Argent gorged with a Mural Crown Azure and charged on the shoulder with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper and on the dexter a Wyvern reguardant wings elevated also Argent gorged with a Mural Crown Gules and charged on the shoulder by a Cog-Wheel Azure.

Motto 'FORWARD IN UNITY'.
Granted ?

The Metropolitan Borough of Bury was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Bury, the Borough of Prestwich, the Borough of Radcliffe, the Urban District of Tottington, part of the Urban District of Ramsbottom and the Urban District of Whitefield.

Use has been made of the basic design and colours of the former County Borough of Bury arms. The concept of dividing the shield (the interweaving providing a clear allusion to the textile industry) has been retained, though as a saltire rather than a cross. From Bury's crest comes the bee to represent industry and from its arms the culms of a papyrus plant to represent papermaking. The ram's head and bullock's head come from the devices of the Ramsbottom UDC and the Tottington UDC respectively. The fact that the principal colour of the field is silver should be taken as an allusion to Whitefield UDC.
The wyvern, derived from one of the supporters of the Borough of Prestwich, sits on a mural crown with six castellations representing the six constituent authorities.
The Supporters are drawn from the supporters of the Borough of Radcliffe and the Borough of Prestwich, they represent two old established families, the Radcliffes and the Egertons. They wear mural crowns, for civic government, and a red rose for Lancashire and a cogwheel for engineering.

ARMS: Vert a Hart courant proper gorged with an Ancient Crown on a Chief or a Cross Flory Gules voided of the Chief between four Pallets two and two Sable all between two Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Gules a Huntsman habited and drawing his bow all proper.

Motto 'COPIA EST LABOR' - Industry brings prosperity or Labour brings plenty.
Granted 1st September 1975.

Picture used with permission, not to be reproduced without the express permission of the Horwich Town Council.

The deer and huntsman are reminders of Horwich as a Royal hunting forest in the middle ages. The two red roses separated by a two pairs of black lines refer to Lancashire and the railway industry of Horwich, where the great locomotive works of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company where situated. The cross is from the heraldry of the Pilkington family, a member of which Bishop Pilkington was a founder of the nearby Rivington Grammar School.

ARMS: Sable a Chevron invected Or between three Owls Argent on a Chief engrailed Or as many Annulets Gules.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from a Circlet Or charged with six Annulets Gules a Rock proper thereon an Owl Argent.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Griffin Gules each gorged with a Collar engrailed Argent charged with six Bendlets Gules pendant therefrom a Heptagon Argent that on the dexter charged with a pierced Mullet that on the sinister with a Saddle both Sable.
BADGE: On a Heptagon Sable environed by an Annulet Gules an Owl Argent.

Motto 'SAPERE AUDE' - Dare to be wise.
Granted ?.

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Oldham, the Chadderton Urban District, the Crompton Urban District, the Failsworth Urban District, the Lees Urban District, the Royton Urban District and the Saddleworth Urban District.

Picture and information thanks to Laurence Jones.

The arms are derived from those of the County Borough of Oldham, which in turn originated from the arms of the ancient Oldham family. These showed three white owls divided by a plain gold chevron and three red roses on a plain gold chief. The owls suggest that the family, like the Town, called its "Owdham" as it is pronounced locally. The decorative edges of the chevron and chief, as in the former arms, may have been suggested by that of the diagonal stripes in the arms of the Radcliffe family, who held Oldham at one period. The three roses in the old Oldham family arms are replaced by three red rings giving the initial letter O. The former County Borough arms had two rings and a rose.
The crest is again derived from the former Oldham crest. The owl is shown on its rock rising from a gold circlet charged with the three red rings from the Shield.
The two red griffins, which with their adjuncts, identify the other districts in the most conveniently recognisable way, by the heraldry of their chief manorial families. The griffin is the device of the Chadderton family connected with Chadderton, Failsworth, Crompton and Lees and seen in the arms of Chadderton UDC and Failsworth UDC. It was also used by the Chetham family connected with Crompton, both these families being branches of the de Traffords, whose red griffin is also seen at Eccles and elsewhere. As a necessary difference they wear collars with engrailed or fluted edges like those of the black in the arms of the Radcliffes. On the collars are the three red diagonal stripes on white, of the arms of the Byrons, Lords of the Manor of Droylsden. From each collar hangs a white heptagon symbolic of the united seven authorities. On the left hand one is the black mullet of the Asshetons (Oldham and Chadderton) and on the other Saddleworth is represented by a black saddle in reference to the name and its derivation "a settlement on a saddle-shaped ridge".
The former Oldham motto is retained. Like the owl it contains a play on the name, the second word "AUDE" containing the syllable "Owd" of the local pronunciation of "Owdham" or "Owldham".

*ARMS: Vert on a Pale wavy Argent a Roach haurient proper all within a Bordure Or charged with six Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.
*CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours between two Sprigs of the Cotton Plant a Woolpack charged with a Fleece proper banded Or above a Millrind fesswise Sable.
*SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side an eagle Or gorged with a Ribband Argent pendant therefrom by a Ring or a Ram's Head also Argent and on the sinister side a Falcon Or gorged with a like Ribband pendent therefrom by a Ring Or a pierced Mulley Sable.
BADGE: A Roundel Vert upon a Pale wavy Argent a Roach haurient proper all within a Bordure Or charged with six Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.

Granted ?.

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Rochdale, the Borough of Heywood, the Borough of Middleton, the Urban District of Littleborough, the Urban District of Milnrow and the Urban District of Wardle.

The green shield with a white wave running down the middle on which is a roach, in typical heraldic way, suggests the name Rochdale. It represents the whole new area mainly centred on the Roch Valley. Like the shield of the former County Borough of Rochdale, it is surrounded by a border, in this case of gold with six red roses, suggesting the boundary of an area drawn from six Lancashire authorities.
The crest itself is composed of the emblems, taken from the former Rochdale arms, representing the characteristic local industries - woolpack, fleece, millrind, and cotton plants. These stand for the textile and engineering industries which have long been important to the whole area. The fleece is also the emblem of Milnrow UDC and the cotton is seen in the Borough of Middleton arms.
The golden eagle of Rome, commemorates the association of Littleborough with one of the famous relics of the Roman occupation of this region - the road over Blackstone Edge. This is shown laid on a base of Pennine moorland on which the whole arms stands. For a necessary distinguishing emblem, the eagle's neck is encircled with a white ribbon from which hangs a ram's head and neck, the emblem of the Wardle UDC. The falcon from the crest of the Borough of Heywood, also coloured gold and adapted from the crest of the Heywood family. It also has a ribbon from which hangs the black pierced mullet of spurrowel of the Asshetons, from the arms of Middleton.

ARMS: Azure a Shuttle erect between five Bees volant two two and one on a Chief Or a three-masted Ship of the 19th century in full sail proper between two Millrinds Sable.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Griffin Gules gorged with a Collar of Steel proper supporting a Staff Or flying therefrom a forked Pennon Argent charged with three Boars' Heads erased and erect in Fess Sable langued Gules.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion Gules gorged with a Chain of Steel proper pendant therefrom a Pentagon Argent that on the dexter charged with a Pheon Sable that on the sinister with a Boar's Head erased Gules armed Or langued Azure and each holding in the interior forepaw a Miner's Pickaxe proper.
BADGE: Within a Circlet Argent fimbriated Or set thereon five letters S Azure a Fountain charged with five Sallow leaves the stalks conjoined in the centre proper.

Motto 'SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX' - The welfare of the people is the highest law.
Granted 10th June 1974.

The City of Salford was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Salford, the Borough of Eccles, the Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury, the Irlam Urban District and the Worsley Urban District.

The blue background with a gold chief, is like that of the arms of the County Borough of Salford, giving the heraldic colours of the Earls of Chester from whom Salford received its first charter in 1230 A.D. Also from the Salford arms are the gold shuttle and five bees, representing the growth of five industrial communities round a centre of the textile industry. The two black millrinds (the iron centres of millstones) symbolise engineering and the ship, from the crest of the Borough of Eccles signifies the importance of waterways in the area.
The red half-griffin is derived from one of the former Eccles supporters and the boars' heads on the pennon were also seen in the arms of the Irlam UDC. The circlet of steel round the griffin's neck was part of the Irlam crest, symbolising the town's great industry.
The supporters are similar to those of the Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury. Each lion is collared with a steel chain (a further symbol of engineering) holding a white pentagonal medallion. The black 'pheon', or broad arrow, which, with the red lion, appeared in the arms of the Worsley UDC, whilst the boar's head is from the crest of Swinton and Pendlebury, shown in that borough's livery colours of red and gold.
The badge is based on the former Salford badge. The central disc of white and blue waves, symbolising canals and rivers, was seen in the arms of Worsley, Irlam and Eccles. The five sallow-leaves joined together for the five authorities constituting Salford ('the ford by the sallows'). The white collar with gold edges, set with five capital letters S in blue are derived from the Lancastrian 'collar of SS' and denote the City's association with the Duchy of Lancaster. The badge in fact signifies 'the five areas combined in Salford in the Duchy of Lancaster'.

ARMS: Per bend Or and Vert a Bend barry wavy Argent and Azure between in chief a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper and in base a Garb Or.
CREST: Out of a Mural Crown Gules a demi-lion guardant Or resting the sinister forapaw on an Escutcheon of the Arms, Mantled Gules doubled Or.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter a Lion Or gorged with a Chain pendent therefrom a Mullet pierced Sable and on the sinister a male Griffln Gules armed beaked irradiated and gorged with a Chain pendent therefrom a Cogwheel Or.

Motto 'INDUSTRY AND INTEGRITY'.

The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Ashton-under-Lyne, the Borough of Dukinfield, the Borough of Hyde, the Borough of Mossley, the Borough of Stalybridge, Urban District of Audenshaw, Urban District of Denton, the Urban District of Droylsden and the Urban District of Longdendale.

The lower half of the shield depicts the gold wheatsheaf emblem of Cheshire on a green background. This is separated by a blue and white band representing the River Tame from the upper half of the shield which contains the red rose of Lancashire on a gold background.
The emblems of the crest have been drawn from the fundamental elements of the arms of the Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester County Councils.
The left-hand supporter is a gold lion with a black pierced star or rowel, hanging from a chain around its neck. The rowel appeared in the arms of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw and Stalybridge. The red griffin was chosen depict dynamism and progress, and hanging from a chain around its neck is a gold cogwheel indicating the industrial aspects of Tameside.

ARMS: Per fess wavy Argent and Gules a Griffin segreant counter-changed holding between the foreclaws a Tau Cross per pale Vert and Sable.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours between two Sprigs of Oak fructed a dexter Cubit Arm proper charged with a cogwheel Or the hand holding two Flashes of Lightning in saltire Azure.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Unicorn that on the dexter Ermine armed crined tufted and unguled Or and gorged with a Collar Azure charged with a Bar Argent that on the sinister Argent armed crined tufted and unguled Or and charged on the neck with three Lozenges conjoined in fess Sable.
BADGE: A Roundel of the Arms environed of a Wreath of Oak fructed proper.

Motto 'HOLD FAST THAT WHICH IS GOOD'.
Granted 3rd December 1975.

The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Altrincham, the Borough of Sale, the Borough of Stretford, the Bowden Urban District, the Hale Urban District, the Urmston Urban District and the parishes of Carrington, Dunham Massey, Partington and Warburton from the Bucklow Rural District.

Picture used with permission, do not reproduce.

The wavy line represents the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal cutting across the district. The griffin, as in the arms of the Urmston UDC, is from the arms of the de Trafford family, who held lands in Stretford and Urmston north of the Mersey and also in Dunham Massey on the other side. A griffin is a composite monster, the upper half being that of an eagle and the lower half that of a lion; here the upper part is shown red on white, as in the de Trafford arms, but the lower parts are shown white on red, this linking with the white lion on red which was part of the arms of the Massey family of Dunham Massey, whose barony extended over Dunham, Bowden, Hale, Altrincham, Partington and Sale. The white lion of the Masseys is seen in the arms of the Borough of Altrincham and the Bowden UDC. The Greek Tau cross, representing the letter T for the initial of the name is green and black, denoting that Trafford is both rural and industrial in character.
The wreath and mantling are in the Trafford colours of red and white, which are also those of the Duttons and Warburtons of Warburton. The forearm from the crest of the Borough of Stretford, holds two shafts of lightning, coloured blue, to symbolise the electrical industry. These are suggested by the thunderbolt in the Stretford crest, and are crossed in the shape of a Roman X to suggest the ten communities which comprise the Borough. The gold cogwheel, from the Altrincham arms, indicates the engineering industries. The two branches of oak are derived from the oak-tree in the Urmston arms in reference to the many wooded and rural areas of Trafford.
The ermine unicorn, one of the supporters of the Borough of Altrincham, is derived from the crest of the Grey Earls of Stamford and Warrington, and the blue and white barred collar is derived from their shield. The ermine unicorn represents, not only that borough, but also Bowden, Dunham Massey, and Partington; and was part of the crest of the Bowden UDC. The other unicorn is derived from the crest of the Carringtons, kinsmen of the Massies of Sale, whose three black lozenges or diamonds are also seen in the Carringtons shield. This unicorn was one of the supporters of the Borough of Sale, and refers to the family's lands in Sale and Carrington. He is charged on the neck with the three black lozenges from the two families' arms, which appear in those of Sale.

ARMS: Lozengy Or and Sable each Lozenge Or charged with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper on a Chief Sable a Lion couchant guardant Or.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Mountain Ash (Wiggin Tree) fructed proper a Castle triple towered Argent the centre tower ensigned by an Ancient Crown Or.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Lion crowned with an Ancient Crown Or and on the sinister side a Sparrowhawk close proper belled Or the whole upon a Compartment representing a Grassy Mount proper.

Motto 'PROGRESS WITH UNITY'.
Granted ?.

The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Wigan, the Borough of Leigh, the Abram Urban District, the Ashton-in-Makerfield Urban District (part), the Aspull Urban District, the Atherton Urban District, the Billinge and Winstanley Urban District (part), the Golborne Urban District (part), the Hindley Urban District, the Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District, the Orrell Urban District, the Standish Urban District, the Tyldesley Urban District and the Wigan Rural District (part).

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The black lozenges, like those in the arms of the Atherton UDC, the Golborne UDC and the Hindley UDC, allude to coal mining. The red roses refer to the County of Lancashire, and also featured in the arms of Golborne and Hindley. The gold lion couchant is taken from the crest of the County Borough of Wigan and features in one of the ancient seals of that borough.
The crowned castle is taken from the arms of the County Borough of Wigan, the castle and crown are also from one of the boroughs medieval seals. The mountain ash or Wiggin Tree is chosen as a pun on the name of the district. Branches of this tree are borne by the former Wigan supporters and the tree features in several of the borough's medieval seals.
The crowned lion is derived from the former Wigan arms and crest and the sparrowhawk occurs in the arms of the Borough of Leigh and in the crest of the Atherton UDC, being derived from the arms of the Atherton family.