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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''AMMANFORD''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Dinefwr]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Dinefwr]] | |||
[[File:ammanford.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:ammanford.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per fesse dancetté Or and Sable in chief a Cross couped of the last.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per fesse dancetté Or and Sable in chief a Cross couped of the last.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from a Wreath of Oak Leaves Sable a demi Boar Gules armed Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from a Wreath of Oak Leaves Sable a demi Boar Gules armed Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'HANFOD TREF TREFN' - The essential of a good town is orderliness | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'HANFOD TREF TREFN' - The essential of a good town is orderliness | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 9, 1952. In 1974 it became part of Dinefwr district and the arms were transferred to the Town Council. | The arms were officially granted on April 9, 1952. In 1974 it became part of Dinefwr district and the arms were transferred to the Town Council. | ||
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The crest shows in red, is Y Twrch Trwyth (The Wild Boar), because legend has it that King Arthur and his Knights hunted Wild Boar in the Amman Valley. This is perpetuated in the names of a number of farms within the district viz: Myddynfych, Glynmeirch, Glynmoch, etc. The boar rises from a wreath of oak leaves surmounting a spray of leaves conveying the impression of Tirydail (Land of the Leaves), a small hamlet within the former Urban District. | The crest shows in red, is Y Twrch Trwyth (The Wild Boar), because legend has it that King Arthur and his Knights hunted Wild Boar in the Amman Valley. This is perpetuated in the names of a number of farms within the district viz: Myddynfych, Glynmeirch, Glynmoch, etc. The boar rises from a wreath of oak leaves surmounting a spray of leaves conveying the impression of Tirydail (Land of the Leaves), a small hamlet within the former Urban District. | ||
Underneath the Welsh motto "Hanfod Tref Trefn", which might be translated as "The basis of a good Town is Orderliness". | Underneath the Welsh motto "Hanfod Tref Trefn", which might be translated as "The basis of a good Town is Orderliness".'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1952]] | [[Category:Granted 1952]] | ||