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AMERSHAM (Rural district council)
Incorporated into : 1974 Chiltern
Official blazon
Arms : Argent on a mount in base vert a wyvern, wings expanded, gules; on a chief per pale of the last and sable, three plates
Crest : Issuant from a Saxon cnown Or, a demi lion gules holding in the paws a sprig of beech proper. Mantled gules, doubled argent.
Motto : Freely we serve
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 1, 1953. I have no coloured image, any coloured image is welcome !
The red wyvern is from the heraldry of the Drake family of Shardeloes, who have been closely connected with the history of the town of Amersham. The white roundels are from the arms of the Penn family. The red and black of the chief are the liveries of the Earls and Dukes of Buckingham.
The Saxon crown is like that in the crest of the County Council. I have no information on the meaning of the crest, any information is welcome !
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Literature : Biggs, 1971