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ARMS: Quarterly Gules and Vair in the first quarter a Mitre Or and in the fourth two Swords in saltire proper pomelled and hilted of the third. Motto 'PUGNA PRO PATRIA' - Fight for your country. |
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The arms, crest, supporters and motto are based on the arms of the Tichborne family who owned the Manor of Aldershot from 1599 into the 18th century. The mitre has been added to represent the Bishops of Winchester, who originally owned the ancient Hundred of Crondall which included Aldershot. The crossed swords refer to the well-know Military associations of the Borough. |
| ANDOVER BOROUGH COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Argent on a Mount Vert in front of an Oak Tree fructed proper a Lion statant guardant Gules. Motto 'CONSTANTIA BASIS VIRTUTUM' - Steadfastness is the foundation of the virtues. |
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The lion standing against an oak-tree is taken from the device on a former seal of the Borough dating from at latest 1648. This is supposed to have been adopted because there was a royal hunting-lodge, at the place now called Woodhouse. |
| EASTLEIGH BOROUGH COUNCIL (former) |
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ARMS: Or on a Bend chequy Sable and Argent between in chief a Mitre of the second and in base a Lily leaved and slipped proper three Roses Gules barbed and seeded also proper. Motto 'SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX' - The welfare of the people is the highest law. |
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The chequered bend on a gold field recalls the fact that Eastieigh was a manor held in chief of the King by the service of the holder as Chamberlain of the Royal Exchequer. The three red roses are those of Hampshire, which were according to tradition granted to the County by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. The bishop's mitre forms a reference to the Bishops of Winchester and their connection with Bishopstoke, and the lily is that of St. Mary, the patron of the Churches at Bishopstoke and South Stoneham, out of which Eastieigh was created. |
| FARNBOROUGH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Per fess dancettée Azure and Gules in chief two Wings conjoined and expabded fesswise and in base a Fir Tree couped Or. Motto 'FIDES ET JUSTITIA' - Faith and justice. |
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The three points formed by the division of the shield refers to three turmuli in thre district and suggests its antiquities. The wings allude to the Royal Air Force, of which Farnborough was the birthplace and the fir tree stands for the pine woods prominent in the area. |
| NEW FOREST RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Ermine a Stag's Head caboshed Gules between the Antlers an Arrow point downwards also Gules surmounted by a Stirrup Sable on a Chief Vert the Head of an Abbot's Crosier between two Crowns each consisting of four Fleurs-de-Lys affixed to a Rim Or. Motto 'OLD YET EVER NEW'. |
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The background of royal ermine, the red stag's head and the green chief symbolise the Royal Forest. The red arrow, between the stag's antlers, alludes to the famous tradition of William Rufus' death. It is surmounted by the stirrup from the Verderers' Hall at Lyndhurst, formerly used to assess the size of dogs. The ancient royal crowns and the head of the crosier represent the connections of the Norman Kings and Beaulieu Abbey with the area. |
| WINCHESTER RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
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ARMS: Azure two Garbs and in base a Naval Crown Or on a Chief of the last a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper between two Lymphads of the first all within a Bordure Argent charged with six Trout naiant pursuant from the dexter Sable alternating with as many Slips of Watercress also proper. Motto 'ARDUA VINCE MERENDO' - Overcome difficulties by service. |
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The two sheaves of corn represent agriculture and the naval crown symbolises the Naval Station in the District. The Hampshire Rose refers to the County and the two ships represent the ship building and yachting activities in the South of the District. The border represents the River Itchen, a beautiful waterway flowing through the District, with its trout, and watercress industry established in its upper reaches. |
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