HUNTINGDON AND PETERBOROUGH COUNTY COUNCIL |
ARMS: Barry Argent and Azure on a Fess embattled Vert a Cornucopia between two Garbs Or. Motto 'COR UNUM' - One Heart. On 1st April 1965 the two former Counties of Huntingdon and the Soke of Peterborough were amalgamated to form a larger administrative unit, known as the County of Huntingdon and Peterborough. It was abolished in 1974 and the area became part of Cambridgeshire. Picture and information courtesy of Laurence Jones. |
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The ten bands of alternating silver and blue are taken from the former Soke of Peterborough CC arms, and the Cecil family arms. Only some of the
bands are visible as the centre of the shield is occupied by the 'fess', like that in the arms of Huntingdonshire CC, which partly hides some of them. The battlements refer to Huntingdon Castle which
once guarded the strategic crossing of the River Ouse. The golden cornucopia and wheatsheaves represent the agricultural character of the County and the wealth that proceeds from it, while the green background is the fields from which the wealth is extracted. |
HUNTINGDON AND GODMANCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: Per fess dovetailed Or and Vert in chief two Hunting Horns Sable stringed Gules and in base a Fleur-de-Lys Argent. Motto 'UNITED WE ADVANCE'. |
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The dovetailed dividing line between the upper and lower portions of the field indicates the union of the two fomerly seperate towns. The two hunting horns represent Huntingdon and the golden background is indicative of its commercial character. The lower portion displays the fleur-de-lys of Godmanchester on a green background, the latter marking its agricultural origin. |
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