Windsor (England)

Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom

WINDSOR (Rural district council)

Incorporated into : 1974 Windsor and Maidenhead

Official blason :
Arms: Vert on a Fess wavy Argent between in chief two Acorns slipped and leaved and in base a Horseshoe (Racing Plate) Or two Barrulets wavy Azure.
Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours out of a circlet of Park Palings Argent a demi Hart Royal proper unguled and attired Or between two sprigs of Azalea stalked and leaved Vert and flowered Gold.
Motto: 'IN COUNSEL IS STABILITY'

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 1, 1962.

The green background is for the rural character of the district and the acorns are for the forest land there. The wavy blue and white lines represent the River Thames, and in base, the gold horse shoe (or racing plate) recalls Royal Ascot and the Ascot Race Course.

The palings and demi stag refer to Windsor Great Park. The two azalea sprigs show a prolific and almost indigenous plant of the district.

The motto is an appropriate quotation from Bacon's Essays.