ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Argent on a Mount in base an Ash tree proper within a Bordure Gules charged with five Bezants on a Chief Sable a pierced Cinquefoil Ermine between two Garbs Or. Motto 'DEEDS NOT WORDS'. Picture used with permission, do not reproduce. |
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The ash tree, within a border carrying five of the ten gold roundels on red of the arms of the Zouche family, symbolises the name. The hill on which the tree stands refers to the uplands of the district, especially Bardon Hill, the highest point in Leicestershire. The black chief, with the ermine cinquefoil, from the arms of the County Council, represents the Leicestershire coalfield. The wheatsheaves allude to the agriculture which, with the mining, constitutes the principal industries of the district. |
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Sable on a Mount in base a Castle triple towered Argent on a chief of the last a pale Gules between two
Maunches Sable on the Pale a demi Lion issuant also Argent. Motto 'SANS DIEU RIEN' - Without God, nothing. |
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The castle and mount refer to the ancient and historic castle at Ashby. Originally a Norman Manor House, it was converted into a self-contained fortress in the 15th Century by Lord William Hastings. After the Civil War the castle was partly destroyed and largely forgotten. The black maunches or sleeves and the lion are from the arms of the Hastings and Abney families respectively, the family of Abney-Hastings, being so long and closely associated with the town. |
BLABY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL See Blaby District Council. |
CASTLE DONINGTON RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Azure on a Base barry wavy of four Azure and Argent a Granite Rock proper thereon a Castle of three Towers Silver that in the centre charged with a Maunch Sable in chief two Mitres Or. Motto 'VIRES CONTEXAMUS ARTI' - . |
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COALVILLE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Or two Pallets between six Lozenges Sable on a Chief Azure a Maunch between two Garbs of the Field. Motto 'EX TERRA OPES' - From the earth, wealth. |
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The six black diamonds allude to coal mining and to the six wards which
comprise the district, with two black lines indicative of railway lines. The railway, being one of the earliest in the country, was constructed by Robert Stephenson, son of George Stephenson of railway fame, to convey coal from the pit head to the marketing terminal at Leicester. The blue of the chief is taken from the arms of Beaumont, the maunch or sleeve from the arms of Hastings and the sheaves from the arms of Comyn. These three families have played an important part in the history of the district. |
HINCKLEY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Per pale dancettée Argent and Gules on a Chief Erminois a Maunch of the second between two Flames of Fire proper. Motto 'ANGLIAE COR' - The heart of England. |
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The basis of the shield is formed by the arms of the Honour of Hinckley, as borne by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester (Per pale dancetty Argent and Gules) and were formerly used by the Council before arms were officially granted. The lady's sleeve is the emblem of the Hastings family, who held the Manors of Barwell and Burbage in Norman times and the flame stands for the Flamvilles, who succeeded the Hastings family in the Manor of Burbage. |
LOUGHBOROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: Or on a Bend Sable between a Maunch in chief and a Bull's Head erased in base of the last a Fret between two Escallop of the first. Motto 'IN VERITATE VICTORIA' - Victory is in truth. |
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The arms are based upon those of the Hastings family, who have been more closely and historically connected with the town than any other; two members of the family having taken the title of Baron from the town of Loughborough. The lady's sleeve and bull's head are derived from the arms of the Hastings family, the fret and escallops on the bend for Le De Spencer. |
LUTTERWORTH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Or on a Chevron Sable between in chief two Bulls' Heads caboshed Gules and in base a Torteau charged with a pierced Cinquefoil Ermine an open Book proper edged bound and clasped Gold between two Lozenges of the first voided also Gules. Motto 'LUTTER A MA PUISANCE' - To strive with all my might. |
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The gold field refers to the richness of the agricultural area and the black chevron is from the arms of John Wycliffe (1330-1384), Rector of Lutterworth and first to translate the bible from Latin into English. His bible is depicted between two mascles from the arms of the Ferrers and Feilding families, the Ferrers were Lords of Lutterworth in the 14th and 15th centuries. Sir William Ferrers in 1414 obtained the King's permission to hold a market in the town, and erected a fine church spire, that was destroyed in a great storm in 1703. The Fieldings were wealthy landowners in and around Lutterworth from the 15th century. Sir William Fielding de Hapsburgh was created Earl of Denbigh in 1622, The link with the Fieldings lives on through the Denbigh Arms, which was one of Lutterworth's Georgian coaching inns. The bulls' heads refer to cattle raising and the pierced cinquefoil is from the arms of the County Council, placed in the base of the shield to suggest the southerly geographical location of the district within the County. The gold field and black chevron also give the livery colours of Ranulf de Guader, who held the Manor after the Conquest. |
MARKET BOSWORTH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Per fesse dancetty of two points Vert and Sable a fesse dancetty of two pieces Argent on a Chief Or three Torteaux that in the centre charged with a pierced Cinquefoil Ermine the two others each charged with a Mascle Gold. Motto 'POST PROELIA CONCORDIA' - After the battle concord. |
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The basic colours of white, green and black signify agriculture, granite quarrying and coal mining. The gold chief comes from the arms of the Dixie family of Market Bosworth and is charged with emblems from the arms of other locally prominent families. The three red roundels for de Grey, the gold voided diamonds for Ferrers and the ermine cinquefoil for Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester also links the arms to the County Council. The "dancetty" fess suggests the initial letter M and represents two gables of the first pair of "Peoples' Houses" officially opened by Harold MacMillan, Minister of Housing and Local Government at the time. |
MARKET HARBOROUGH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Or issuant from a base barry wavy of four Argent and Vert a grassy Mount thereon a representation
of the Gartre Bush formerly in the Hundred of Gartre proper on a Chief also Vert a pierced Cinquefoil Ermine between two Leicester Rams' Heads caboshed also proper. Motto 'READY ALL APPEAR'. |
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The gold background represents the richness of the agricultural areas and the wavy base represents the River Welland. The mound and bush recall the Gatre Bush, under which in ancient times members of the Court of Moot of Gatre Hundred met. Gatre Bush was near to the line of the old Roman Road from Leicester to Colchester, that came to be known as the Gatre Road. The ermine cinquefoil recalls that in the arms of the County Council and the ram's heads refer to agriculture, hosiery and the cloth trade. |
MARKET HARBOROUGH URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Argent on a Chevron Gules between three Torteaux those in chief each charged with a pierced Cinquefoil
Ermine and that in base with a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper a Cross flory between two Leopards' Faces Or. Motto 'NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDE' - Neither rashly nor timidly. |
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The three red roundels on white are derived form the arms of the Earldom of Harborough, which became extinct in 1859, and were used by the Council before arms were granted. The ciquefoil relates to the arms of the County Council and the white roses represents Northamptonshire, where Little Bowden was once situated. |
OADBY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Gules on a Bend cotised flory counter-flory Or a Lion's Gamb erased bendwise of the field between two Torteaux that in the chief charged with two Keys in saltire wards upwards and outwards Argent and that in base with a pierced Cinquefoil Ermine. Motto 'I PEDE FAUSTO' -. |
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The lion's leg refers to the Oadby Brabazon and Powys-Keck families. The cinquefoil is from the arms of the County Council and the keys presumably refer to the dedication of the parish church to St. Peter. |
WIGSTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Vert between two Piles issuant from the base Argent a Plate fimbriated Or charged with a Tudor Rose barbed seeded stalked and leaved proper in chief the Driving Wheel of a Railway Engine Gold. Motto 'FINIS CORONAT OPUS' - The end crowns the work. |
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The two white triangles (piles) refer to a unique feature of the district in that it has two parish churches in the Parish of Wigston Magna. The driving wheel refers to the connection with the railway industry, which was a major factor in the birth and growth of South Wigston. |
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