ARMS: Gules three Piles two issuant from the chief and one in base Or each charged with a Rose of the field barbed and seeded proper.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a Lion passant guardant proper charged on the body with a Mascle Gules and resting the dexter forepaw on an Escocheon of the above said Arms.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion proper gorged with a Collar Vair pendent therefrom an Escocheon of the following Arms viz. Gules three Piles two issuant from the chief and one in base Or each charged with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper.

Motto 'IN CONCILIO CONSILIUM'
-In council is wisdom.
Arms and crest granted 31st Agust 1903, Supporters granted 26th October 1903.

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The red rose, originally a badge of the Earls and Dukes of Lancaster, and the device of the Lancastrian faction in the Wars of the Roses, has become the County emblem and is the principal feature of the arms.
The lions are derived from the heraldry of the Ferrers, Earls of Derby, who held the land between the rivers Ribble and Mersey in the thirteenth century before the Earldom (later Duchy) of Lancaster was created.

ARMS: Argent a Fesse wavy Sable between three Bees volant proper on a Chief Vert a Bugle stringed Argent between two Fusils Or.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours a Shuttle Or thereon a Dove wings elevated Argent and holding in the beak the Thread of the Shuttle reflexed over the back and an Olive Branch proper.

Motto 'ARTE ET LABORE'-By skill and labour.
Granted 14th February 1852, to the former Borough of Blackburn.

The Borough of Blackburn was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Blackburn, the Borough of Darwen, part of the Turton Urban District and the parishes of Yate and Pickup Bank, Eccleshill, Livesey, Pleasington and Tockholes from the Blackburn Rural District.

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The bee is an emblem of skill, perseverance and industry. "B" also stands for Blackburn, and further, as the Peel family sprang from this neighbourhood and bears a bee in flight on its shield, the idea naturally suggests itself that Sir Robert Peel had adopted the Blackburn bee. The white background is emblematical of calico, a product of Blackburn, and the black wavy line represents the Black Brook (Blakewater) on the banks of which the town is built. The green background of the chief is a reminder of the time when Blackburn was one of the Royal Forests in the time of Edward the Confessor. The silver bugle horn was the crest of the first Mayor of Blackburn, William Henry Hornby. It is also the emblem of strength. The gold lozenges, or fusils, are the heraldic emblems of spinning, derived from the Latin fusus or fusilium meaning a spindle, and they refer to the invention of the "Spinning Jenny" in 1864 by James Hargreaves, a native of the district. They also denote the connection of Joseph Feilden, with Blackburn, as Lord of the Manor, as he bore lozenges on his shield.
The shuttle is the emblem of weaving, the trade which has contributed more than any other to the prosperity of the town. The dove taking wing with an olive branch in her beak (the em blem of peace) attached to the thread of the shuttle, represents the beneficial results emanating from the art of weaving.
This motto is very appropriate because Blackburn, once a small town, has risen to importance through the energy and enterprise of her spinners and manufacturers, combined with the skill and labour of her operatives.

ARMS: Barry wavy of eight Sable and Or a Seagull volant proper on a Chief Argent a Thunder-Bolt also proper between a Fleur-de-Lis and a Lion rampant both Gules.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours on the Battlements of a Tower Or the Sails of a Windmill saltirewise proper surmounted in the centre by a Rose Gules barbed and seeded also proper.

Motto 'PROGRESS'
Granted 10th June 1899, to the Blackpool County Borough Council.

The black wavy bars represent the waves of the sea at Blackpool and the golden bars the bright shining sands of the shore for which the town is noted. The seagull is an emblem suitable for a seaside resort. The thunder-bolt is intended to allude to the enterprise of Blackpool as a pioneer in the adoption of electricity for lighting and traction purposes. The fleur-de-lis and the lion were distinguishing features in the arms of the Banks and Cocker families respectively and their inclusion in the arms of the Borough is meant to perpetuate the close association of those families with the early history of the town.
The battlements of a tower represent the idea of "corporateness", and is also the emblem of grandeur and solidity. The sails of a windmill refer to "the Fylde" a district in which Blackpool occupies a very important and prominent position. The Fylde formerly contained many and does still retain a few windmills, picturesque old landmarks which have for many years formed a distinguishing feature of the surrounding countryside. It may also be said that the windmill sails allude to the health-givng breezes for which Blackpool is so well known. The red rose refers to the County.

ARMS: Or a Chevron engrailed between three Roses Gules barbed seeded slipped and leaved proper on a Chief wavy Sable two ears of Wheat in saltire slipped and leaved between two Bees volant Or.
CREST On a Wreath of the Colours on a Mount Vert environed of a Wreath of the Cotton Plant flowered proper a Stork Argent beaked and membered Gules resting the dexter claw on a Lacy Knot Purpure.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion Purpure armed and langued Vert gorged with a Collar Argent charged with three Mullets Sable and resting the interior hind paw on a Shuttle fesswise Sable the thread inward to the shield Or.
BADGE: A Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper charged with a Bee volant Or.

Motto 'HOLD TO THE TRUTH'
Granted 17th December 1975.

The Borough of Burnley was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Burnley, the Padham Urban District and part of the Burnley Rural District.

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The shield retains the pattern of the Burnley CBC arms of an engrailed red chevron on gold and a black wavy chief, for the River Brun. The three red roses, stalked and leaved as in the device of the Padiham UDC, indicate the three Lancashire authorities comprising the new Borough. The ears of wheat, from the arms of the Burnley RDC, and the two bees, for Burnley and industry, suggest the area of Burnley Rural District and the industrial areas of Burnley and Padiham.
The main feature of the crest, as in that of the Burnley CBC, is the punning stork of the Starkies, prominent in Padiham and the Burnley rural area. It rests a claw on a Lacy knot, the badge of the de Lacys, who held Burnley and Blackburnshire in mediaeval times coloured purple like their lion. The hill on which it stands, is surrounded by the cotton plant, for the cotton spinning industry.
The purple lion, mentioned above, is from the de Lacy arms. It was seen in the County Borough arms and the Rural District crest, as in the crest of the lattter he is differenced with a collar showing black stars on white from the arms of the Towneley family, long associated with the Burnley area. The black shuttles from the arms of the Shuttleworths, were seen in the Padiham device and the Rural District Council crest.
The motto is a translation of the Towneley's motto "Tenez le vraye".

ARMS: Or on a Chevron Gules three Escochoens Argent each charged with a Blue Bottle slipped and leaved proper on a Chief of the second a Crown Vallery of the first.

Motto 'BEWARE'.
Granted 3rd July 1882, to the former Borough

The Borough of Chorley was formed by the amalgamation of the former Borough of Chorley, the Adlington Urban District, the Withnell Urban District and the Chorley Rural District.

The arms are based on those of the Chorley family, viz Silver a Chevron Gules between three bluebottles. These were used by the Local Improvement Commissioners before the incorporation of the town. The crown vallery, is like the more usual mural crown, a civic emblem.

ARMS: Azure on a Mount in base Vert a Castle of three domed Towers each flying a Pennon Or.
CREST: Issuant from a Coronet composed of two Crescents Or and as many pierced Mullets Sable set alternately upon a Rim Gold a Lion's Head erased Argent. Mantled Azure doubled Or.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion Purpure gorged with a Chain pendent therefrom an Escutcheon Or charged with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper.

Motto 'STABIT SAXUM FLUET AMNIS'
-The rock will remain and the river will flow.
Granted 20th February 1952 (being the first issued in the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II).

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The castle, representing the old fortress built on a limestone rock beside the River Ribble, has long been used as an emblem by the town. The castle in the arms follows very closely the desicription of the old Corporation Seal of the Borough.
The white lion's head is from the arms of the Monk family, who were Dukes of Albermarle. General Monk received the lordship from Charles II. The golden crescents are from the arms of the Scott family, who were Dukes of Buccleuch and the pierced mullets are from the arms of the Assheton family. The present head of the Assheton family is Lord Clitheroe of Downham, Lord of the Honour of Clitheroe.
The purple lions are taken from the arms of the de Lacy family, who built the Castle and from whom the town received a charter. The red roses denote the de Lacy connection as Earls of Lincoln with the House of Lancaster and are a general emblem of the County.
The motto reflects the derivation of the name "Clitheroe" from the Celtic "Cled-dwr" - the hill or rock by the water - to which the Saxon "How" - hill - has been added.

*ARMS: Vert a representation of a Fylde Windmill Or between two Maunches barry wavy Argent and Azure.
*CREST: On a Wreath Or and Vert in front of a dexter Arm in armour embowed proper the hand gauntled also proper and grasping three Roses Gules barbed and seeded and conjoined on one stem with three leaves proper three Mullets Gules.
*SUPPORTERS: On the dexter a Lion Argent gorged with a Wreath Argent and Azure pendent therefrom a Hexagon Azure charged with a Cross flory Argent and on the sinister a Lion Or gorged with a like Wreath Or and Azure pendent therefrom a Hexagon Azure charged with a Dove volant the dexter wing inverted holding in the beak a Branch of Olive Or.

Motto 'GAUDEAT AGER' - Let the field be joyful or Let Fylde prosper.
Granted ?.

The Borough of Fylde was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Lytham St Annes, the Kirkham Urban District and the Fylde Rural District.

The shield portrays a typical Fylde windmill in gold on a green background suggested by the gold windmill sails on green in the arms of the Fylde RDC. This suggests the rural Fylde or "field", particularly the area bounded by the rivers Wyre and Ribble, which are symbolized by the six white and blue waves on either side. These appeared in both the arms of the Fylde RDC and the Borough of Lytham St. Annes.
The crest is indicative of the union of three Lancashire areas having historial associations with the Clifton family. The arm in armour from their crest was seen in the Fylde RDC crest, and the three red stars from their shield were part of the arms of Lytham St. Annes and Kirkham UDC. The arm and stars are here combined, and the gauntleted hand grasps a sprig of three red roses on one stalk with three leaves to suggest the union of the three former Lancastrian authorities.
The supporters are taken from the arms of Lytham St. Annes and Kirkham. On the left is one of the white lions from the Lytham St. Annes shield, wearing for necessary distinction a crest-wreath of the Borough's liveries, white and blue, from which hangs an hexagonal medallion bearing the white cross on blue which accompanies the lions in the Borough arms. The lions and cross are part of the ecclesiastical heraldry of Durham, the See of which owned the 12th century Priory of Lytham. The other supporter has also an ecclesiastical origin, being the gold lion of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, borne by his Abbey at Shrewsbury, to which the lordship of St. Michael, including Kirkham, was given in the 11th century by Roger de Poictou, the lord of Amounderness. This lion also wears a wreath, of the Kirkham colours, gold and blue, from which hangs a medallion like the other, bearing the main emblem from Kirkham's arms - the dove and olive branch from the ancient Kirkham borough seal.
The motto is that of the former Fylde RDC from Psalm 96 - Let the field (Fylde) be joyful, or Let Fylde prosper.

ARMS: Azure on a Bend cotised all wavy Argent a Hind courant Gules.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours out of a Mural Crown Gules masoned Sable a demi Stag Or resting the sinister foreleg on a representation of the Wheel of James Hargreaves' 'Spinning Jenny' threaded proper.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Lion Purpure armed and langued Or gorged with a Collar Argent charged with a Bar wavy Azure and on the sinister side a Lion Argent gorged with a Collar Azure charged with a Bar wavy Argent each holding aloft in the interior forepaw a Staff that on the dexter in bend that on the sinister in bend sinister proper each entwined with a Rose of seven petals Gules barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper.
BADGE A Rose of seven petals Gules barbed and seeded proper charged with a Fountain thereon a Hind's Head issuant Gules.

Motto 'BY INDUSTRY AND PRUDENCE'.
Granted 5th July 1976.

The Borough of Hyndburn was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Accrington, the Church Urban District, the Clayton-le-Moors Urban District, the Great Harwood Urban District, the Oswaldtwistle Urban District, the Rishton Urban District and the Parish of Altham from the Burnley Rural District.

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The waves and hind suggest the name Hyndburn, the river from which the Borough is named.
The crest represents characteristic local industries, Accrington's brick manufacture - the mural crown, calico printing - the stag from the arms of the Hargreaves family of Broad Oak and cotton - the wheel of the 'Spinning Jenny' of James Hargreaves of Oswaldtwistle.
The purple lion, seen in the arms of the Borough of Accrington, is from the arms of the de Lacy family, Lords of Blackburnshire, who were also connected with Clayton-le-Moors, Church, Great Harwood and Altham. The white lion is from the arms of the Peel family of Oswaldtwistle, and was also seen in the device of Rishton UDC for the de Rishton family. The red roses, each having seven petals, represent an authority composed of seven-parts in Lancashire.
The motto is a variation of the former Accrington motto, echoing that of the Hargreaves and Peel families.

ARMS: Per fess wavy Argent and Azure a Fess wavy between in chief a Lion passant guardant and in base a Fleur-de-Lys counterchanged.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Morecombe Bay Fishing Boat sail set proper five Roses in fess Gules barbed and seeded proper.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion guardant Azure that on the dexter gorged with a Collar pendent therefrom by a Ring Or a Grey Stone Castle of three Towers proper that on the sinister gorged with a like Collar pendent therefrom by a like Ring a Railway Engine Wheel proper each resting the interior hind foot on a Garb fesswise the ears inward Or.
BADGE: A Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper enclosed within five Crescents points inward conjoined Or.

Motto 'LUCK TO LOYNE'.
Granted 15th August 1975.

The City of Lancaster was formed by the amalgamation of the former Borough of Lancaster, the Borough of Morecombe and Heysham, the Carnforth Urban District, the Lancaster Rural District and the Lunesdale Rural District.

The shield is based on that of the former City of Lancaster and the Lancaster RDC, from which the authority's name is derived. The main colours of white and blue are the liveries of the Duchy of Lancaster, Her Majesty the Queen being the Duke of Lancaster. Across the middle of the shield is the wave from the former arms of the Lancaster RDC, representing the River Lune which gives its name to Lancaster and Lunesdale. In the top portion of the shield is the royal lion from the City arms in blue, as it was in the former City supporters, and in the former City and former Rural District Council crests. In the lower half of the shield is the fleur-de-lys from the former Lancaster City arms, changed also from gold to white. A white fleur-de-lys on blue is the emblem of St. Mary, and this alludes to the historic Priory and Parish Church of St. Mary at Lancaster.
The crest is the fishing boat from the arms of the former Borough of Morecambe and Heysham, in front of which are five red roses of Lancaster representing the five constituent authorities, and being a link with the roses in the arms of the former Lancaster City, Morecambe and Heysham Borough and Lancaster RDC.
The supporters are the Royal Lions, changed from gold to blue and from their gold collars hang, on the left hand lion a castle of three towers in stone, being a re­minder of the famous castle which dominates the City and also of Hornby Castle which is the emblem of the former Lunesdale RDC. From the collar of the lion on the right hangs a railway engine wheel alluding to Carn­forth, which for many years was an important railway town, and is now the site of a railway museum. Each lion rests a foot on a golden wheatsheaf like that in the former crest of the Lancaster RDC, and refer to the two rural districts of Lancaster and Lunesdale now combined in the new area.
The motto is Luck to Loyne, Loyne being an alternative form of Lune, that is the river flowing through the area, and repeats the motto of the arms of the former Lancaster City Council.
The badge features the Red Rose of Lancaster, enclosed within five gold crescents, one for each of the five merged authorities.

ARMS: Gules on a Chevron Argent between in chief two Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and flowered proper and in base a Fleece Or a Lozenge between two Cogwheels Sable a Chief per fess enarched Azure and Vert.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Gules within a Roman Corona Radiata Or two Lion's Gambs erect Purpure armed and grasping a Circlet Or enfiling a Spray of three Roses Argent between two like Sprays each of three Roses Gules all barbed and seeded and conjoined on one stem proper.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Hart Royal standing upon a Broom the head inwards upon a Compartment consisting of Moorland with outcrops of Millstone Grit all proper.
BADGE: Within an Annulet issuing therefrom nine straight Rays Or between them as many Roses the three uppermost Argent the others Gules all barbed and seeded proper a Roundel Azure thereon a representation of the Big End of Pendle Hill proper.

Motto 'IN UNITATE FLORESCEMUS'-In unity we shall flourish increasingly.
Granted 9th January 1980.

The Borough of Pendle was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Colne, the Borough of Nelson, the Barnoldswick Urban District, the Barrowford Urban District, the Brierfield Urban District, the Earby Urban District, the Trawden Urban District, part of the Burnley Rural District and part of the Skipton Rural District.

Picture thanks to Laurence Jones.

The basic colours are red and white, the colours of the Roses of Lancaster and York and of the arms assigned to Roger of Poictou, who held all of what is now Lancashire after the Norman Conquest. The cotton sprigs, as in the arms of the Borough of Nelson, the Burnley RDC and the devices of the Borough of Colne and the Trawden UDC, represent the textile industries around which the urban areas grew. The golden fleece, also from the arms of Nelson and the device of Colne and the ram's head device of the Trawden UDC and the sheep from the seal of the Skipton RDC, is for the wool trade. The black diamond is for the ancient and modern coal mining activities in Great and Little Marsden and Trawden Forest, where tenants were allowed to dig coal from the 14th to 16th centuries, and in Brierfield, where pits were sunk in the 19th century. The two black cogwheels are for the modern engineering industries which are now supplanting or supplementing the traditional industries in parts of the Borough. The 'chief' shows an heraldically stylized Pendle, green against a blue sky.
The gold Roman 'corona radiata', frequently seen on the heads of Emperors on Roman Coins, alludes to the Roman settlements at Colne (Colunio) and elsewhere, in and near Nelson. The two purple lion's forepaws, are derived from the purple lion of the De Lacys, seen in the arms of the Burnley RDC and the device of Colne. They were Lords of the Honour of Clitheroe and Manor of Colne, and governed practically all the present Borough area in the medieval period. The two sprays of three red roses are for the six Lancashire districts - Nelson, Colne, Brierfield, Barrowford, Trawden and Burnley RDC, and the three white roses for the three Yorkshire districts - Barnoldswick, Earby and Skipton RDC. Together they symbolize the union of the nine Lancashire and Yorkshire areas to form the new Borough of Pendle.
The stags indicate the Forests of Pendle and Trawden on the western and eastern sides of the Borough. They were established as moorland game-hunting areas in the 11th and 12th centuries when the De Lacys ruled the area. The broomsticks or besoms are for difference, are associated with the traditions and legends of the Forest, and still sold in Pendle as souvenirs. Centuries ago, the forest folk used to go round 'beating' the farm buildings with poles or besoms in an ancient fertility rite in the numerous cattle farms. This use of the broomstick accounts for its association with witchcraft, and they here symbolize the Witches of Pendle.
The badge is a rayed circlet of gold, derived from the Roman crown in the crest, and set with the three white and six red roses from the crest, the whole enclosing the 'Big End' of Pendle Hill.

ARMS: Azure a Paschal Lamb couchant Argent supporting a Cross-Staff Or flying a Pennant of the second in base the letters PP of the third

Recorded at the Visitation of 1613 as a seal device. Confirmed 6th March 1950.

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The Lamb is that of St. Wilfrid who is the Patron Saint of Preston. The letters 'PP' are taken to mean 'Princeps Pacis' - Prince of Peace. Since Preston has a reputation for pride because, in the eighteenth century, it was a centre of fashionable society, some people allege that the letters are short for 'Proud Preston'. However, on earlier versions of the arms the Lamb was standing and three letters 'P' were depicted on it. The reason for the three letters was to give a general balance to the arms. The arms were in later years modernised and one of the letters 'P' was left out, again as a method of improving the general design balance.

ARMS: Or a Lion Purpure armed and langed Vert on a Chief wavy Vert two Crosiers in saltire Or.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Vert upon a Limestone Crag in front of a representation of Clitheroe Castle proper an Eagle displayed wings inverted gorged with a Roman Corona radiata Or.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Hart Royal proper that on the dexter gorged with a Collar Argent charged with six pierced Mullets three being visible Sable and holding in the mouth a Rose Gules barbed seeded leaved and slipped proper that on the sinister gorged with a Collar Sable charged with six Mullets three being visible Or holding in the mouth a Rose Argent barbed seeded leaved and slipped proper all upon a Compartment of Grass with Limestone Outcrops proper divided by Water barry wavy of four Argent and Vert.
BADGE: Upon a Mount Vert issuant from a Bar wavy couped per fess wavy Argent and Vert a Lion Purpure armed and langed Or supporting a Crosier Sable.

Granted 12th May 1975.

The Borough of Ribble Valley was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Clitheroe, the Longridge Urban District, part of the Blackburn Rural District, the Bowland Rural District, part of the Burnley Rural District, the Clitheroe Rural District and part of the Preston Rural District.

Picture thanks to Laurence Jones.

The purple lion on gold is from the arms of the de Lacys, mediaeval Lords of Blackburnshire and the Honour of Clitheroe, whose castle at Clitheroe was the centre of local government at that time. The lion is seen in the arms of the Borough of Clitheroe, Blackburn RDC and Burnley RDC, the de Lacy colours of purple and gold in those of Clitheroe RDC and Longridge UDC. The green 'chief' with wavy edge represents the Ribble Valley and the two gold crosiers from the arms of Whalley Abbey and Sawley Abbey, indicate the important part they played in the social and economic life of the west and east of the district.
The basic colours of the wreath are those of the region green and white, typifying agriculture, limestone quarrying and cotton, the main industries. On the wreath is Clitheroe Castle upon its limestone crag, the centre of local government in the Ribble Valley today as in mediaeval times. The golden eagle is that of Rome, from the arms of the Preston RDC, it symbolises that era and the important settlement at Ribchester. For distinction from other eagle crests, this eagle's neck is encircled by a Roman 'corona radiata' a plain rim with straight rays, seldom seen in civic heratdry.
The stag on the left derives from the gold stag supporters of the Stanley, Earls of Derby, as represented in the arms of the Longridge UDC, the three pierced mullets on his collar, are from the famous arms of the Asshetons, seen in those of Clitheroe Borough and Clitheroe RDC. The red rose in his mouth is for Lancashire. The stag on the right recalls the stags in the arms of the Parkers of Browsholme and the Lister, Barons Ribblesdale, whose gold mullets on black provide the stag's collar. The white rose in his mouth is for Yorkshire, all are seen in the Bowland RDC arms. The supporters stand on a special base of grass with outcrops of limestone, divided by conventional heraldic waves, representing the Ribble Valley. This takes the place of the scroll and motto which, though usual, are not obligatory.

ARMS: Party per fess Azure and Gules on a Fess wavy Argent between in chief a Shoe toe cap downwards the lace tied all Or enclosed by two Bales of Cotton proper and in base a Ram's Head caboshed Argent five Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.
CREST: On a Wreath Or and Azure a Rocky Mount proper thereon a Shuttle Or furnished Argent and sejant thereupon a Squirrel proper holding between the forelegs a Hazel Branch also proper, Mantled Gules and Azure doubled Argent and Or.
SUPPORTERS: On a compartment of Moorland with a Shallow Valley in the midst proper on the dexter a Stag and on the sinister a Wolf each reposing the interior foot upon a Tree Stump growing therefrom an Oak Branch fructed all proper.
BADGE: On a Mount Vert between on each side a growing Cotton Plant a Block of Stone with Lewis attached in front of a circular Chain and within the same and resting upon the block a Stag's Head caboshed the attires transfixing and supporting the upper links of the chain all proper.

Motto 'PROSPERITY THROUGH ENDEAVOUR'.
Granted 28th November 1975.

The Borough of Rossendale was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Bacup, the Borough of Haslingden, the Borough of Rawtenstall, part of the Ramsbottom Urban District and the Whitworth Urban District.

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The wavy white band with five red roses represents the union of five former Lancashire authorities in Rossendale. The bales of cotton were common to the arms of the Borough of Bacup and the Borough of Rawtenstall, together with the shoe they refer to local industries. The punning ram's head was part of the device of the Ramsbottom UDC.
The Squirrel seen in the Rawtenstall crest and the Bacup arms recalls the Forest of Rossendale. The rocky mount, weaver's shuttle and hazel branch from the arms and crest of the Borough of Haslingden are allusive to local topography, local industry and that town's name.
The stag and wolf, derived from those in the Bacup and Rawtenstall arms, are a further reference to the Forest of Rossendale.

ARMS: Argent three Lozenges conjoined in fess Gules each charged the centre one with a Wheel the others with a Cross bottony of the field in chief two Barrulets wavy Azure in base a Sprig of Oak leaved slipped and acorned proper.
CREST: On a Wreath Argent and Azure a Phoenix wings elevated and displayed Or charged on the dexter wing with a Cinquefoil between two Roses Gules seeded Or and barbed Vert and on the sinister wing a Rose between two Cinquefoils tinctured as before.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion rampant Or armed and langued Gules collared Azure charged three Lozenges conjoined Argent.
BADGE: Within a circular Chain Or and surmounted with four Roses Gules barbed and seeded in cross proper three Barrulets wavy Azure surmonted by a Sprig of Oak leaved slipped and acorned proper.

Motto 'PROGRESS WITH HUMANITY'.
Granted 1974?.

The Borough of South Ribble was formed by the amalgamation of the Leyland Urban District, the Walton-le-Dale Urban District and part of the Preston Rural District.

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The two wavy blue bars represent the River Ribble which forms the northern boundary of the Borough. The cog wheel represents the world-wide reputation of the district in transport engineering, and is flanked by the two bottony-style crosses, which can also be found in the arms of the Charnock family of Leyland and Penwortham. The oak spray signifies not only the presence of a vast oak forest in medieval times but also the Council's concern to improve the environment.
The pheonix issuing from flames signifies the birth of the new authority in 1974. The red roses, seen in the arms of the Leyland UDC, reflect the County Palatine of Lancashire and the cinquefoils are from the arms of the old Farington family of Worden and Farington.
The lions are traditional symbols of vigour.

ARMS: Argent on a Grassy Mount issuing in base proper a representation of the Church of Ormskirk also proper between three Roses two and one Gules barbed and seeded proper on a Chief Azure between two Garbs Or each enclosed by four Fleurs-de-Lys two and two a Lion rampant guardant Argent.
CREST: A Mural Crown proper issuing therefrom in Flames also proper a Phoenix wings displayed Gules gorged with a Chain pendant therefrom a Miner's Lamp in front of a Shovel and Pick Axe in saltire all gold; Mantling Azure and Gules lined Or and Argent.

Motto 'SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX'-The wellbeing of the people is the supreme law.
Granted 1983.

The West Lancashire District was formed by the amalgamation of the Ormskirk Urban District, the Skelmersdale and Holland Urban District, part of the West Lancashire Rural District and part of the Wigan Rural District.

The main feature of the Arms is a representation of Ormskirk Church set upon a grassy mount which compares with Ormskirk Church in reality, which has just such amount of grass about it. The Church on its mount is accompanied by three Lancashire roses. The lion and fleurs-de-lys are derived from the former Up Holland badge and the sheafs are derived from the former Skelmersdale badge, but now also represent the agricultural nature of the District.
The mural crown is a common civil symbol, which together with the Phoenix depicts the new Authority created by local government reorganisation. The miner's pick, shovel and lamp makes the whole crest appropriate to the area covered by West Lancashire District Council as well as providing a particular reference to Skelmersdale as a mining community in the last century.
The motto was used by the former West Lancashire RDC.

ARMS: Or on a Pile Azure between five Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper issuant from Water barry wavy of four Argent and Azure a Lymphad sail furled Or flying flags and pennon of St. George.
CREST: On a Wreath of the Colours within a Circlet of four Sprigs of Heather proper and four Escallops reversed Argent alternately a representation of a Fylde Windmill proper.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Wolf Argent and on the sinister side a Lion Or each gorged with a Collar Azure charged with a Barrulet wavy Argent pendent therefrom a Pentagon that on the dexter Or charged with a Martlet Azure that on the sinister Gules charged with a Cinquefoil Ermine.
BADGE: Within a Garland of five Roses Gules barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper a Fountain charged with the Sails of a Windmill proper.

Motto 'UTRAQUE PARTE FLUMINIS'-On either side of the river.
Granted 3rd December 1975.

The Borough of Wyre was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Fleetwood, the Poulton-le-Fylde Urban District, the Preesall Urban District, the Thornton Cleveleys Urban District and the Garstang Rural District.

Picture thanks to Laurence Jones.

The shield is a kind of heraldic map of the district. The blue 'pile' represents the Wyre Estuary, grouped round which are five red roses of Lancaster on gold, as in the County arms. The rose appears in each of the arms of the five constituent councils - The Borough of Fleetwood, Thornton Cleveleys UDC, Poulton-le-Fylde UDC, Preesall UDC and Garstang RDC, and represents them in that geographical order. The ancient galley in gold upon waves, is common to the arms of Fleetwood, Poulton-le-Fylde and Preesall, the sites of ancient and modern Wyre ports.
The blue and gold of the wreath are the heraldic colours of the Butlers, mediaeval Lords of Amounderness, and of the Fleetwood family. The circlet of alternate sprigs of heather and white scallop shells represents the eastern fell country around Garstang and the seaside on the west. Rising from the circlet is a typical Fylde windmill of the kind found in the western and central areas.
The white wolf is from the heraldry of the Fleetwood family (for Fleetwood, Thornton Cleveleys, Poulton-le-Fylde and the Hackinsall part of Preesall). The collar of blue and white waves is for the Wyre, from which hangs a pentagon (reminder of the five united Councils) showing a blue martlet on gold from the arms of the Fleetwoods and the Elletsons of Parrox in Preesall. The gold lion is that of the de Lancaster family, which appeared on the old Garstang Borough seal. He has a similar collar and pentagon showing the ermine cinquefoil on red of the Hamilton family.
The Motto, expressing the area's situation around the Wyre, is a phrase from Revelations XXII, 2 in the Latin of the Vulgate.