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'''MORLEY (borough council) '''
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Leeds]]  
<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br>
'''Country''' :
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]]
** England<br><br>
'''Incorporated into''':<br>
* 1974 [[Leeds]]  
'''Status''':<br>
* (< 1974) Borough
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[[File:morley.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
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'''Arms''': Argent on a Fesse Gules between a Sprig of the Cotton-Tree slipped fructed and leaved proper between two Pellets in chief and a Pickaxe surmounted by a Spade in saltire in base Sable a Shuttle fessewise Or thread pendant of the first.<br>
'''Arms''': Argent on a Fesse Gules between a Sprig of the Cotton-Tree slipped fructed and leaved proper between two Pellets in chief and a Pickaxe surmounted by a Spade in saltire in base Sable a Shuttle fessewise Or thread pendant of the first.<br>
'''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Ram's Head couped Argent a Shuttle fessewise proper thread pendant also Argent.<br>
'''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Ram's Head couped Argent a Shuttle fessewise proper thread pendant also Argent.<br>
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''':  'INDUSTRIA OMNIA VINCIT' - Industry overcomes all things.
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''':  'INDUSTRIA OMNIA VINCIT' - Industry overcomes all things.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The design refers entirely to local industries - wool, cotton and coal mining.  
The design refers entirely to local industries - wool, cotton and coal mining.  


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]:
Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]


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[[Category:Granted 1887]]

Latest revision as of 08:15, 30 August 2024

Arms (crest) of Morley
MORLEY

Country :

  • United Kingdom
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    • England

Incorporated into:

Status:

  • (< 1974) Borough


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Official blazon
English

Arms: Argent on a Fesse Gules between a Sprig of the Cotton-Tree slipped fructed and leaved proper between two Pellets in chief and a Pickaxe surmounted by a Spade in saltire in base Sable a Shuttle fessewise Or thread pendant of the first.
Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Ram's Head couped Argent a Shuttle fessewise proper thread pendant also Argent.
Motto: 'INDUSTRIA OMNIA VINCIT' - Industry overcomes all things.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 9, 1887.

The design refers entirely to local industries - wool, cotton and coal mining.

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