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'''SETTLE (urban district council) ''' | '''SETTLE (urban district council) ''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Craven]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Craven]] | ||
[[File:settle.jpg|center]] | [[File:settle.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per pale Or and gules, on a mount in base a representation of the Market Cross of Giggleswick proper supported | '''Arms''' : Per pale Or and gules, on a mount in base a representation of the Market Cross of Giggleswick proper supported | ||
by a lion azure and a lion argent.<br> | by a lion azure and a lion argent.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a wreat argent and vert, In front of a representation of the summit of Ingleborougb, thereon a Craven heifer statant guardant proper, a rose argent,barbed, seeded, slipped and leaved proper. Mantled vert doubled argent.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a wreat argent and vert, In front of a representation of the summit of Ingleborougb, thereon a Craven heifer statant guardant proper, a rose argent,barbed, seeded, slipped and leaved proper. Mantled vert doubled argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : Cavendo tutus adversa sperno. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Cavendo tutus adversa sperno. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on November 20, 1964. | The arms were officially granted on November 20, 1964. | ||
The central feature is the 14th century market cross in Giggleswick, supported by two rampant lions – blue for the Percys and white for the Mowbrays. These were two of the most powerful families in medieval times and held most of the Settle area. | |||
[[Literature]] : | The crest shows the summit of Ingleborough, the second highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales on this is a Craven heifer. The heifer was a local cow which was born in 1807 and achieved nationwide fame due to its size. The white rose is for Yorkshire. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/ | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1964]] | [[Category:Granted 1964]] |
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