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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
ARMS: Argent a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper on a Chief of the second a Fetterlock Or between two Roses of the first barbed and seeded also proper. Motto 'ROSA CONCORDIA SIGNUM' - The rose, emblem of harmony. |
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A rose has long been the emblem of Northamptonshire, having appeared on a seal used by the magistrates in Quarter Sessions as far back as 1665.
The fetterlock and roses recall Northamptonshire's associations with the houses of York and Lancaster, whose rivalry culminated in the Wars of the Roses, and whose ultimate union was symbolized by the Tudor rose. |
CORBY BOROUGH COUNCIL (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE) |
ARMS: Gules a Cross patonce cantoning four Oak Leaves each enfiled by a Ducal Coronet Or. Motto 'DEEDS NOT WORDS'. The Borough of Corby formed by the amalgamation of the Corby Urban District and part of the Kettering Rural District. |
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The red background and gold cross are from the arms of the Latimer Family, former Lords of the Manor. The four crowns in each quarter indicate that Corby is of ancient demesne, as shown in the Doomsday Book and that it was a Royal Manor before and after the Norman Conquest. Threaded through the crowns are four oak leaves, indicating the location of the town in the Royal Forest of Rockingham. |
KETTERING BOROUGH COUNCIL (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE) |
*ARMS: Sable on a Fess Argent between in chief a Garb Or between two Annulets embattled on the outer edge Argent and in base a Pelt Or five Lozenges conjoined Gules. Motto 'PROGRESSIO ET CONCORDIA' - Progress and concord. The Borough of Kettering was formed by the amalgamation of the former Borough of Kettering, the Burton Latimer Urban District, the Desborough Urban District, the Rothwell Urban District and part of the Kettering Rural District. |
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The five red conjoined diamonds refer to the five former local authorities, whose areas were united in 1974 to form the current Borough. The diamonds derive from the arms of the Montagus of Boughton in whom part of the Manor of Kettering was vested. The gold pelt, like that in the arms of the former Borough of Kettering, the sheaf of wheat and the two silver cogwheels, refer to the marriage of the urban and rural areas of the Borough and represent the leather used in the footwear industry and its allied trades, agriculture and food production, which with engineering are the three main historical activities in the Borough. |
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Azure a Lion Rampant within an Orle of Garbs Or. Motto 'HORA E SEMPRE' - Now and always. The South Northamptonshire District was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Brackley, the Brackley Rural District, part of the Northampton Rural District and the Towcester Rural District. |
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The gold lion is derived from the device used by the Borough of Brackley and the wheat sheaves allude to the Towcester and Northampton Rural Districts, being found in the device of Towcester RDC and the Northampton RDC arms. They also have reference to the Hesketh family. |
WELLINGBOROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE) |
*ARMS: Per pale Gules and Or five Roundels barry wavy of six those on the dexter Or and Gules and those on the sinister Gules and Or the centre Roundel Or and Gules per pale counter-changed. Motto 'FORWARD TOGETHER'. The Borough of Wellingborough was formed by the amalgamation of the Wellingborough Urban District and the Wellingborough Rural District. |
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The five symbolic wells, like those in the arms of the Wellingborough UDC, refer to the five chalybeate wells of Wellingborough - Redwell, Hemmingwell, Witche's Well, Lady's Well and Whytewell. As they contain iron, here red has been used, with gold to indicate the wealth of the area. The whole design of the shield has been counter changed per pale in order to produce a striking effect. |
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