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'''LYDNEY''' | |||
==Rural District Council== | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Forest of Dean]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Forest of Dean]] | ||
[[File:lydney.jpg|center]] | [[File:lydney.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
====Official blazon:==== | |||
'''Arms''': Argent on a Pile wavy throughout Vert a Stag's Head caboshed between the attires a Port between two Towers Or on a Chief Sable three Crosses formy Gold.<br> | '''Arms''': Argent on a Pile wavy throughout Vert a Stag's Head caboshed between the attires a Port between two Towers Or on a Chief Sable three Crosses formy Gold.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': Out of a Coronet composed of four Ears of Wheat and as many Acorns leaved alternately set upon a Rim Or a demi Bull guardant Gules ringed and a Line therefrom reflexed over the back Gold holding between the legs a Cogwheel Gold; Mantled Gules doubled Or.<br> | '''Crest''': Out of a Coronet composed of four Ears of Wheat and as many Acorns leaved alternately set upon a Rim Or a demi Bull guardant Gules ringed and a Line therefrom reflexed over the back Gold holding between the legs a Cogwheel Gold; Mantled Gules doubled Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'TWIXT SEVERN AND WYE'. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'TWIXT SEVERN AND WYE'. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1965. | The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1965. | ||
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The motto comes from the local verse 'Blest is the Eye, twixt Severn and Wye' | The motto comes from the local verse 'Blest is the Eye, twixt Severn and Wye' | ||
[[Literature]] : Information from www.civicheraldry.co.uk. | ==Parish Council== | ||
[[File:lydney1.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
====Official blazon:==== | |||
'''Arms''': Sable, a fess ermine: in chief two crosses formy Or; over all a representation of the Market Cross at Lydney issuant from the base proper. <br> | |||
'''Crest:''' On a wreath argent and azure, Issuant from the hulk of an ancient ship and in front of a cresset sable, fired proper, between two stalks of wheat, each with three ears Or, a demi cog wheel proper. <br> | |||
'''Motto:''' Labores prosint ceteris. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 25, 1969. | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Information from www.civicheraldry.co.uk. | |||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1965]] | [[Category:Granted 1965]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1969]] |
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