CAERNARVONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
ARMS: Quarterly Or and Gules four Lions passant guardant counterchanged a Fesse Vert charged with three Eagles displayed of the first. Motto 'CADERNID GWYNEDD' - The strength of Gwynedd. |
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The shield combines the arms of two great native Princes of Wales. The three eagles are those of Owain Gwynedd, and the four lions are those of Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf (Llywelyn the Last). The three eagles were also supposedly emblazoned on the banners borne by the men of Caernarvonshire at the Battle of Agincourt. |
DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (former) |
ARMS: Argent a Lion rampant Sable a Chief barry wavy Or and Azure. . Motto 'DUW A DIGON' - God is enough. |
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GLAMORGAN COUNTY COUNCIL |
ARMS: Or three Chevronels Gules between as many Tudor Roses barbed and seeded proper. Motto 'A DDIODDEFWS A ORFU' - He that endureth overcometh. Picture thanks to Gerry Stevens. |
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The chevrons are from the arms of the De Clare family, Lords of Glamorgan 1217-1317. They also refer to Iestyn ap Gwrgan, last native King of Glamorgan, who lived circa 1030-80, to whom are attributed the arms "Gules three Chevrons Argent". The Tudor roses are symbolic of the creation of the shire by King Henry VIII in 1586. The arms thus represent the historical sequence of Welsh kingdom, Norman county, and Tudor shire. |
BRECKNOCK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (BRECKNOCKSHIRE) |
ARMS: Quarterly Azure and Or on a Fesse wavy between in the first quarter a leaping Salmon Argent in the second a Beacon enflamed in the third an Oak Tree couped proper and in the fourth a Garb Gold a Bar wavy of the third. . Motto 'LLIFA'R DWR LLEWYRCHA'R BOBL' - The water flows and the people prosper. |
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The blue and gold quarters have reference principally to local industries, blue being representative of the carboniferous limestone rock to be found in the southern areas of the district. The silver salmon represents fisheries, the gold wheatsheaf agriculture, and the oak tree forestry. The wavy blue and white wavy fesse has reference to water supplies and the beacon stands for the Brecknock or Brecon Beacons. |
CARMARTHEN RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (CARMARTHENSHIRE) |
ARMS: Vert on a Pale Argent between two Garbs Or a Mullet of five points between four Mullets of six points Gules between two Pallets Sable a Chief per pale embattled Or and Gules thereon two Lions passant guardant counterchanged. . Motto 'ONI HEUIR NI FEDIR' - Without sowing one cannot reap. |
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The lions are from the arms of Wales. The green field and wheatsheaves refer to agriculture, and the black palets to coal. The points of the stars total 29, corresponding with the number of parishes in the District. One of these is Laugharne, which has a fine castle, represented by the mural crown, on which is the shield of Guy de Brian, a lormer lord of Laugharne. |
COWBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL (GLAMORGAN) |
ARMS: Party per chevron Gules and Argent in chief semée of Cross-crosslets and two Lions rampant of the last and in base over Water a Bridge of three Arches thereon a Cow passant all proper. Motto 'AWN RHAGOM' - Let's go from us. Picture thanks to Gerry Stevens. |
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The lions amid crosslets commemorate the medieval De Braose family. The cow on the bridge forms an obvious rebus; Cowbridge is a translation of the old Welsh name, Pont-y-fon. |
COWBRIDGE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (GLAMORGAN) |
ARMS: Sable the Head of a Celtic Cross within an Orle composed of eight Garbs and at the base a Cow's Head caboshed Or. Motto 'A FYNNO DUW A FYDD' - What God wills, will be. Image from the Heraldry Society Image Library. |
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EBBW VALE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (MONMOUTHSHIRE) |
ARMS: Per fesse Sable and Gules masoned Argent a Cross fillet Or in the first quarter a pair of Mill Rolls palwise proper the necks Gold in the second quarter an open Scroll of Parchment also proper. . Motto 'IECHYD AC ADDYSG' - Health and learning. |
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The upper half is black to symbolise the coalfields of Ebbw Vale and the lower half red masoned white to represent the
urban status of the district. The pair of mill rolls refer to the important steel industry, the parchent scroll to education, and the masoned division may also be said to allude to brickworking. Over all is set a golden cross emblematic of the Christian community long flourishing in Ebbw Vale and expressive of its aspirations. |
GOWER RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (GLAMORGAN) |
ARMS: Barry wavy of eight Argent and Azure on a Pile Azure a Lion rampant
between three Cross Crosslets Or. . Motto 'GLORIA RURIS DIVINA' - The glory of the countryside is divine. |
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The eight alternate white and blue wavy horizontal bands with a blue triangle pointing downward from the top, represent the peninsula surrounded by sea. The both the gold rampant lion and the three gold cross crosslets appear in the arms of the ancient Lords of Gower, the de Breos family and the Earls of Warwick. The crosses represent the Earls of Warwick, and the crosses and lion the de Breos family. |
HAWARDEN RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (FLINTSHIRE) |
ARMS: Azure on a Bar wavy Argent a Barrulet wavy of the first and over all a Pallet Sable in chief a Hammer and Pick in Saltire Argent between two Ears of Wheat Or and in base a Lion rampant also Argent a Bordure of the last charged with nine Martlets Sable.
Motto 'GORAU NAWDD NAWDD DUW'- The best protection, the protection of God |
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NEATH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (GLAMORGAN) |
ARMS: Per pale Or and Sable a Pale paly wavy of four Vert and Argent between
seven Gouttés d'Huile and as many Gouttés d'Or on a Chief Gules three Clarions Gold. Motto 'ONI HEUIR NI FEDIR' - You cannot reap unless you sow. |
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The three clarions are taken from the arms of Neath Abbey, which were in turn taken from the arms of Sir Richard de Glanville, the Lord of Neath, who was instrumental in founding the abbey. The four alternate green and white wavy lines symbolise the white rivers and green valleys of the district. The gold field to the left is the the colour of ripe corn, representing agriculture. The seven drops of oil, symbolising the importance of the oil industry, and also reflecting the colours of BP Llandarcy which sponsored the Grant of Arms. The black field represents coal-mining with seven golden droplets, representing the smelting industries. Together the fourteen droplets represent the fourteen parishes which made up the Rural District. |
WREXHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL (DENBIGHSHIRE) |
ARMS: Ermine two Croziers in saltire Or on a Chief dancettee per pale Gules and Or two Lions passant guardant counterchanged. Motto 'FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING'. |
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One crozier represents Valle Crucis Abbey and the other signifies the grazing land around Wrexham, a crozier being derived from a shepherd's crook. It is said that, Thomas Rowland, who was Mayor in 1868, had much to do with this design, and that the wool sales were then one of the principal industries of Wrexham. The lions are from the arms of Wales. |
WREXHAM RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (DENBIGHSHIRE) |
ARMS: Vert two Croziers in saltire Or between in pale two Bulls' Heads caboshed proper and in fesse as many Lozenges of the second both charged with a Lozenge Sable. Motto 'SUUM CUIQUE TRIBUERE' - To assign to each his own. |
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The crosiers, which also appear in the arms of the Borough of Wrexham, refer to Valle Crucis Abbey and to grazing land in the district. The bulls' heads represent stock raising, and the black and gold lozenges symbolize coal mining and mineral wealth. |
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