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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Wrexham-Maelor]] (1996 [[Wrexham County Borough]]) | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Wrexham-Maelor]] (1996 [[Wrexham County Borough]]) | ||
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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Ermine, two croziers in saltire Or; on a chief dancettée per pale gules and Or two lions passant guardant counterchanged.<br> | '''Arms''': Ermine, two croziers in saltire Or; on a chief dancettée per pale gules and Or two lions passant guardant counterchanged.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, Upon a mount vert a dragon gules resting the dexter claw upon a shield Or charged with the character of Mars sable.<br> | '''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, Upon a mount vert a dragon gules resting the dexter claw upon a shield Or charged with the character of Mars sable.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': Fear God, Honour the King | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Fear God, Honour the King | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on November 6, 1857. | The arms were officially granted on November 6, 1857. | ||
One crozier represents Valle Crucis Abbey and the other signifies the grazing land around Wrexham, a crozier being derived from a shepherd's crook. It is said that, Thomas Rowland, who was Mayor in 1868, had much to do with this design, and that the wool sales were then one of the principal industries of Wrexham. The lions are from the arms of Wales. | |||
The dragon is the Welsh national emblem and the symbol for Mars indicates that Wrexham is a mining centre. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Wrexham3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Wrexham|The arms in 1895 | |||
File:Wrexham.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Wrexham|The arms on a [[JaJa]] postcard, +/- 1905 | |||
File:wrexham.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Wrexham|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Literature]] : Biggs, 1971; | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Biggs, 1971; Fox-Davies, 1916 | |||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | ||
[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1857]] | [[Category:Granted 1857]] | ||
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WREXHAM RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL
Incorporated into : 1974 Wrexham-Maelor (1996 Wrexham County Borough)
Official blazon
Arms: Ermine, two croziers in saltire Or; on a chief dancettée per pale gules and Or two lions passant guardant counterchanged.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours, Upon a mount vert a dragon gules resting the dexter claw upon a shield Or charged with the character of Mars sable.
Motto: Fear God, Honour the King
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 6, 1857.
One crozier represents Valle Crucis Abbey and the other signifies the grazing land around Wrexham, a crozier being derived from a shepherd's crook. It is said that, Thomas Rowland, who was Mayor in 1868, had much to do with this design, and that the wool sales were then one of the principal industries of Wrexham. The lions are from the arms of Wales.
The dragon is the Welsh national emblem and the symbol for Mars indicates that Wrexham is a mining centre.
Image gallery
The arms in 1895
The arms on a JaJa postcard, +/- 1905
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935
Literature: Biggs, 1971; Fox-Davies, 1916
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