Wrockwardine

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WROCKWARDINE (Town council)

Part of : Wellington (Shropshire) (since 1974 Telford and Wrekin)

Official blazon

Vert, issuing from base a Saxon church Or in chief two fountains, thereon a helmet with mantling Vert doubled with Or and on a wreath of the liveries is set a crest issuing from a mural coronet, an owl Or perched upon a gate Sable and, in an escrol below the achievement this motto: 'Servimus Ultro.

Origin/meaning

The arms displayed here are of the Town Council. These have, as far as I know, not officially been granted, but were adopted by the town council on December 12, 2018.

The green of the shield represents the rural nature of the parish, it being one of the largest parishes in the Borough. The Church represents the Parish Church of St. Peter, a Church of Saxon origin. The two fountains represent the Spa at Admaston and the holy well in Wrockwardine. During the 19th Century, Admaston was a commercial spa with several springs containing chalybeate, calcium chloride, selenite and sea salt. There is also a reference to a medieval holy well in Wrockwardine, in whose manor Admaston would then have been situated, and it was known for providing the purest water available in the Wellington District.

The crest can be taken to allude to several things which represent the parish. The mural crown, which is a common feature in many civic arms, is said to represent town walls and defences; here it represents both the parish as a whole, in a civic context, but can also allude to the present urban or townlike nature of Admaston. The parish is one of the many border parishes in the Borough and so the gate is representative of the many gateways into the Borough of Telford & Wrekin, some of them busy and important routes. Perched upon the gate is an owl which represents the rural nature of most of the parish, but it could be taken to allude to the duties and responsibilities of those elected to office; a need to be ever vigilant and to make decisions wisely.

The Latin Motto, Servimus Ultro, (For the Server) can be literally translated as Servimus, who serve, and Ultro, volunteering or voluntary, so the motto can be paraphrased as those who serve are volunteers or, service by volunteers, or simply voluntary service. This of course refers to the elected members of the Council who give of their time generously and without remuneration.