Cheadle and Gatley

Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom

CHEADLE AND GATLEY

Incorporated into : 1974 Stockport

Official blazon

Arms : Sable on a Fesse dancetty of two points Argent another Gules between in chief two Bulls' Heads caboshed also Argent and in base an Eagle displayed Ermine on a Chief Azure a Garb between two Lozenges Or.
Crest : Out of a Mural Crown Gules an Oak Tree proper fructed of five Acorns Or pendent from the upper branches by a Riband Gules an Escutcheon Argent charged with a Fleur de Lys Azure.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 20. 1955.

The red W shaped fesse is from the arms of the de Chedle family, the white bulls' heads represents the Bukeley family, and the ermine eagle is from the crest the Moseleys. The blue background of the chief represents the Stockport Etchells, and the wheatsheaf refers to the Earls of Chester and to Cheshire sitting between two gold lozenges from the arms of the Stopford or Stokeport family.

The mural crown is a symbol of local government and the oak tree represents those in the area with five golden acorns signifying Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Heald Green, and Adswood. The fleur-de-lys signifies St Mary's Parish.