Northallerton
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NORTHALLERTON
Incorporated into : 1974 Hambleton
Official blazon
Arms : Per pale Or and azure, a standard of three points mounted on a car, the pole ensigned with a cross formy, all between two lions rampant anciently crowned, the dexter lion contourné, the whole counterchanged.
Crest : On a wreath of the colours, a cushion gules, tassled Or, charged with three roses argent, thereon a Durham mitre proper.
Motto : For God and Crown.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 30, 1957.
The main charges on the shield refer to the Battle of the Standard, also called the Battle of Northallerton. This took place in 1138, when English forces repelled a Scottish army on Cowton Moor near the town. The Scottish forces were led by King David I and the English were commanded by William of Aumale. The centre of the English position was marked by a mast mounted upon a car or cart bearing a pyx carrying the consecrated host and from which were flown the consecrated banners of the minsters of York, Beverley and Ripon: hence the name of the battle and the three points of the standard in the arms.
The Durham mitre and cushion refers to the fact that in the 11th century King William II gifted land here to the Bishop of Durham. Under the Bishop's authority Northallerton became an important centre for religious affairs. The roses refer to Yorkshire, Northallerton being the county town of North Yorksire.
The arms are now used by the town council.
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