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'''HERTFORD (Rural district council)''' | '''HERTFORD (Rural district council)''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[East Hertfordshire]], [[Stevenage]] | Incorporated into: 1974 [[East Hertfordshire]], [[Stevenage]] | ||
[[File:hertfordrdc.jpg|center]] | [[File:hertfordrdc.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Azure on a Saltire Or a Stag's Head caboshed Gules a Bordure barry wavy of eight Argent and the first.<br> | '''Arms''' : Azure on a Saltire Or a Stag's Head caboshed Gules a Bordure barry wavy of eight Argent and the first.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Azure in front of an Oak Tree proper fructed Or a Stag salient Gold.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Azure in front of an Oak Tree proper fructed Or a Stag salient Gold.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'PRO RURE PRO PATRIA' - For countryside and Country. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'PRO RURE PRO PATRIA' - For countryside and Country. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 16, 1951. | The arms were officially granted on April 16, 1951. | ||
The saltire is from the arms of the City and Diocese of [[Saint Albans|St. Albans]]. The stag's head is from the arms of the Borough of [[Hertford]] and the [[Hertfordshire|County Council]]. The other emblems represent the woods and waterways of the district. | The saltire is from the arms of the City and Diocese of [[Saint Albans|St. Albans]]. The stag's head is from the arms of the Borough of [[Hertford]] and the [[Hertfordshire|County Council]]. The other emblems represent the woods and waterways of the district. | ||
[[Literature]] : Briggs, 1971. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Briggs, 1971. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities H]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities H]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1951]] | [[Category:Granted 1951]] | ||
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HERTFORD (Rural district council)
Incorporated into: 1974 East Hertfordshire, Stevenage
Official blazon
Arms : Azure on a Saltire Or a Stag's Head caboshed Gules a Bordure barry wavy of eight Argent and the first.
Crest : On a Wreath Argent and Azure in front of an Oak Tree proper fructed Or a Stag salient Gold.
Motto: 'PRO RURE PRO PATRIA' - For countryside and Country.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 16, 1951.
The saltire is from the arms of the City and Diocese of St. Albans. The stag's head is from the arms of the Borough of Hertford and the County Council. The other emblems represent the woods and waterways of the district.
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Literature: Briggs, 1971.