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'''BARNSTAPLE (borough council)''' | '''BARNSTAPLE (borough council)''' |
Revision as of 12:55, 7 May 2014
Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
BARNSTAPLE (borough council)
Incorporated into : 1974 North Devon
Official blazon
Arms : Gules a Castle of three towers conjoined Argent the centre tower larger than the others.
Motto : 'FIDES ET JUSTITIA'
Origin/meaning
The arms have not been granted, but were recorded at the Visitation of 1620.
Barnstaple Castle was built by Jehull of Totnes in the reign of William the Conqueror. The town is said to have been fortified by earthworks as early as the time of Athelstan.
The arms are continued by the Town Council.
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature : Image and information from here