ARNOLD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Per chevron barry way of six Argent and Azure and Gules in chief two Arrows erect proper flighted of the third and in base an Oak Tree fructed and eradicated Or. Motto 'ALTA SENTENTIA' - With high purpose. |
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The white and blue wavy bars refer to Daybrook, the red background for Redhill and the oak for Woodthorpe all places within the District. The arrows allude to the ajoining Forest of Sherwood. |
BEESTON AND STAPLEFORD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Argent three barrulets wavy Azure in chief a Tudor Rose btween two Posies each of two Purple Crocuses and Bent Grass and in base three Bees two and one each Bee volant in bend all proper. Motto 'FAITH UNITY AND INDUSTRY'. Granted 20th August 1959. |
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The Tudor rose in the upper part of the arms is a traditional English symbol, and also a symbol for the rose-growing fame of the district. The rose is flanked by two crocuses and long grasses. These are canting, the name is derived from "Beos-Tun" or the place where the bent grass grew. The crocuses are the Nottingham Meadow Crocus, a typical flower for the area. The wavy bars symbolises the river flowing through the district. The three bees in the base of the shield are canting, and also symbolise the industrial character of the district. The bee is a symbol for energy and activity. |
EAST RETFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: Or two Choughs wings elevated and addorsed respecting one another their interior legs elevated and the claws conjoined proper. Motto 'VETUSTAS DIGNITATEM GENERAT' - Age begets dignity. Granted 4th November 1940. |
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The two choughs facing each other are from an old seal of the Borough. |
EAST RETFORD RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Paly wavy of four Vert and Argent a Stag trippant Gules on a Chief Sable a Sun issuant Or. Motto 'FAMAM EXTENDERE FACTIS'. Granted 9th June 1961. |
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MANSFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: Quarterly Sable and Azure a Cross flory Or between in the first and fourth quarters a Stag's Head caboshed Argent attired of the third and in the second and third a Cotton Hank of the fourth. Motto 'SICUT QUERCUS VIRESCIT INDUSTRIA' - Industry flourishes like the oak. Granted 9th February 1892. |
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The cross is from the arms attributed to Edward the Confessor, in whose reign Mansfield was a royal manor. The stags' heads are from the arms of the Cavendish-Bentinck family and the cotton hanks represent industry. |
WORKSOP BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: Argent on a Cross Azure between in the first quarter a Lion rampant per fesse Sable and Gules in the second quarter a Martlet of the last in the third quarter a Miner's Shovel and Pick in saltire proper and in the fourth quarter an Oak Tree eradicated also proper five Ducal Coronets Or. Motto 'SANS DIEU RIEN' - Nothing without God. Granted 10th June 1932. |
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The ducal coronets represent the five principal landowners in the 'Dukeries'. The lion rampant is from the arms of Worksop Priory, founded by a member of the Lovetoft family whose arms embodied a similar lion but with the tinctures reversed. The martlet is from the arms of the old Worksop family of Furnival, some members of which took part in the Crusades. The pick and shovel refers to the coal-mining industry and the tree depicts the Shire Oak, which was at one time situated at the junction of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire, having a bough in each of these counties. |
WORKSOP RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL |
ARMS: Per saltire Vert and Sable on a Saltire Argent between two Garbs palewise Or and two Stags' Heads caboshed fessewise also Argent two Tilting Spears in saltire Gules their points uppermost. Motto 'WORK SUPPORTS ALL'. |
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The green areas and wheatsheaves allude to agriculture and the black areas to coal-mining. The stags' heads are from the arms of the Duke of Portland, a local landowner, and the tilting lances refer to a former tournament field licensed by Richard I for public tourneys. |
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