OSWESTRY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: Per pale and per fesse indented Argent and Gules two Lions passant in pale counterchanged. Motto 'NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDE' - Neither rashly nor timidly. The Borough of Oswestry was coterminious with the Oswestry Rural District. The area was abolished on 31st March 2009, and became part of the Shropshire County Unitary Authority. |
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The white and red quarters with indented centreline were the arms of the Fitzwarins, Lords of Whittington for over 400 years, and the two lions in reversed colours are from the arms of the L'Estrange family, Barons of Knockin. The shield, thus represents heraldically these two ancient lordships, which formerly covered a large part of the district. |
SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: Azure three Lions' Faces and in chief throughout a representation of the Bridge over the River Severn at Atcham Or. Motto 'FLOREAT SALOPIA' - May Shrewsbury prosper. The Borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham was formed by the amalgamation of the Borough of Shrewsbury and the Atcham Rural District. The area was abolished on 31st March 2009, and became part of the Shropshire County Unitary Authority. |
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The three gold lions' faces on blue, are from the arms of the former Borough of Shrewsbury, which were first recorded 1623. They are thought to be derived from the Royal Lions in a 13th Century seal, and the colours are those of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury. To these is added a reprsentation of Atcham Bridge, the emblem of the former Atcham RDC. |
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