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{ | {{uk}}'''BOURNE (Urban district council)''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 [[South Kesteven]] | |||
[[FIle:bourne.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Or on a Fess Azure between in chief three Torteaux and in base a Wake Knot Gules a Bar wavy Argent.<br> | '''Arms''' : Or on a Fess Azure between in chief three Torteaux and in base a Wake Knot Gules a Bar wavy Argent.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from the Battlements of a Tower Gules a demi-Lion Ermine holding between the paws an Escutcheon Azure charged with a Fleur-de-Lys Argent.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours issuant from the Battlements of a Tower Gules a demi-Lion Ermine holding between the paws an Escutcheon Azure charged with a Fleur-de-Lys Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'VIGILA ET ORA' - Watch and Pray | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'VIGILA ET ORA' - Watch and Pray | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on July 23, 1953. | The arms were officially granted on July 23, 1953. | ||
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The red battlements represent the Castle and the Ermine lion is from the arms of the Cecils, of which family was Elizabeth I's famous Treasurer Lord Burleigh, and the Marquesses of Exeter who have owned the market rights since 1564. The shield held by the lion, shows the arms of the Digby family of the Red Hall. | The red battlements represent the Castle and the Ermine lion is from the arms of the Cecils, of which family was Elizabeth I's famous Treasurer Lord Burleigh, and the Marquesses of Exeter who have owned the market rights since 1564. The shield held by the lion, shows the arms of the Digby family of the Red Hall. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]] | ||