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'''NORTHWICH''' | '''NORTHWICH''' (Urban District Council) | ||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Vale Royal]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Vale Royal]] (2009 [[Cheshire West and Chester]]) | ||
[[File:northwich.jpg|center]] | [[File:northwich.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Azure a Pall wavy reversed Argent between three Garbs Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Azure a Pall wavy reversed Argent between three Garbs Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours an ancient three-masted Ship pennons flying Or the mainsail Azure charged with a Wyvern sejant Argent the foresail Gules charged with a Mullet of six points Gold and the mizzen sail also Gules charged with a Fountain.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours an ancient three-masted Ship pennons flying Or the mainsail Azure charged with a Wyvern sejant Argent the foresail Gules charged with a Mullet of six points Gold and the mizzen sail also Gules charged with a Fountain.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'SAL EST VITA' - Salt is life. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SAL EST VITA' - Salt is life. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on September 10, 1962. | The arms were officially granted on September 10, 1962. | ||
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The motto is a fitting allusion to Northwich as a principal salt and brineproducing town from Roman times. | The motto is a fitting allusion to Northwich as a principal salt and brineproducing town from Roman times. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information provided by Laurence Jones | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities N]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1962]] | [[Category:Granted 1962]] |
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