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'''DUKINFIELD''' | '''DUKINFIELD''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Tameside]] | Incorporated into: 1974 [[Tameside]] | ||
[[File:dukinfield.jpg|center]] | [[File:dukinfield.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Quarterly Azure and Argent a Cross pointed and voided quarterly of the last and Sable between in the first quarter a Raven close proper and the fourth a Garb both Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Quarterly Azure and Argent a Cross pointed and voided quarterly of the last and Sable between in the first quarter a Raven close proper and the fourth a Garb both Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Out of a Crown palisado Or a cubit Arm vested Azure cuff Argent hand proper holding an Escutcheon of the second charged with a Sun in splendour of the first between two Ostrich Feathers of the third.<br> | '''Crest''' : Out of a Crown palisado Or a cubit Arm vested Azure cuff Argent hand proper holding an Escutcheon of the second charged with a Sun in splendour of the first between two Ostrich Feathers of the third.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'INTEGRITY' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'INTEGRITY' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 24, 1900. | The arms were officially granted on March 24, 1900. | ||
The arms and crest are based upon the arms of the Dukinfield family. The raven is know locally as a <em>docken </em> is a rebus and the wheatsheaf is from the arms of the [[ | The arms and crest are based upon the arms of the Dukinfield family. The raven is know locally as a <em>docken </em> is a rebus and the wheatsheaf is from the arms of the [[Cheshire]] County. | ||
The palisado crown is a symbol of civic government, an alternative to the more familiar mural crown. The feathers are from the heraldry of the Princes of Wales, Earls of Chester. | The palisado crown is a symbol of civic government, an alternative to the more familiar mural crown. The feathers are from the heraldry of the Princes of Wales, Earls of Chester. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Information from Scott-Giles, 1953, Biggs, 1971 and [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Information from Scott-Giles, 1953, Biggs, 1971 and [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1900]] | [[Category:Granted 1900]] |
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