Bathavon: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replace - "|width="15%"|50 px|right |}" to "|width="15%"|50 px|right |}<seo title="Crest, Arms, Coat of Arms, Heraldry />") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "''' :" to "''':") Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| (14 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''BATHAVON (Rural District Council)''' | '''BATHAVON (Rural District Council)''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1974 Wansdyke | Incorporated into: 1974 Wansdyke | ||
[[File:bathavon.jpg|center]] | [[File:bathavon.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Vert on a Fesse Argent a Bar wavy Azure over all a Dragon rampant Or.<br> | '''Arms''': Vert on a Fesse Argent a Bar wavy Azure over all a Dragon rampant Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Billet fessewise Sable three Garbs Or.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Billet fessewise Sable three Garbs Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'RUS GRATIIS MUSISQUE DIGNUM' - A countryside worthy of the Graces and Muses. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'RUS GRATIIS MUSISQUE DIGNUM' - A countryside worthy of the Graces and Muses. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1951. | The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1951. | ||
| Line 22: | Line 16: | ||
The black billet stands for the coal-mining area in the south of the district, while the wheatsheaves refer to the agricultural area in the north. | The black billet stands for the coal-mining area in the south of the district, while the wheatsheaves refer to the agricultural area in the north. | ||
The motto indicates the district's cultural and historical background. | The motto indicates the district's cultural and historical background.'''[[Literature]]''': Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | ||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1951]] | [[Category:Granted 1951]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:04, 16 June 2024
BATHAVON (Rural District Council)
Incorporated into: 1974 Wansdyke
Official blazon
Arms: Vert on a Fesse Argent a Bar wavy Azure over all a Dragon rampant Or.
Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Billet fessewise Sable three Garbs Or.
Motto: 'RUS GRATIIS MUSISQUE DIGNUM' - A countryside worthy of the Graces and Muses.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1951.
The golden dragon is that of Wessex in a green field crossed by a symbolic representation of the River Avon.
The black billet stands for the coal-mining area in the south of the district, while the wheatsheaves refer to the agricultural area in the north.
The motto indicates the district's cultural and historical background.Literature: Image and information from here
 |
 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
 |
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site