Staffordshire Moorlands
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS
Additions : 1974 Biddulph UDC, Cheadle RDC, Leek UDC, Leek (RDC)
Official blazon
Or on a Mount of Heather in base a Curlew rising proper on a Chief Vert a Stafford Knot Or.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on 1976.
The arms are very simple. The base shows a curlew rising from a heathery moorland, while the chief shows a Staffordshire knot. Thus is shown the name Staffordshire Moorlands.
Literature : Image and information from here