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[[File:warringt.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:warringt.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Per fess Or and Ermine in chief between two Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper a Lion passant guardant in base six Lioncels rampant three two and one Gules on a chief Azure between two Garbs Or a Pale Sable fimbriated and charged with a Wolf's Head erased Argent.<br> | '''Arms''' : Per fess Or and Ermine in chief between two Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper a Lion passant guardant in base six Lioncels rampant three two and one Gules on a chief Azure between two Garbs Or a Pale Sable fimbriated and charged with a Wolf's Head erased Argent.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Gules upon a Rock proper a Unicorn forcene Argent armed maned and unguled Or supporting between the forelegs a Sword erect proper hilt pommel and quillons Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Gules upon a Rock proper a Unicorn forcene Argent armed maned and unguled Or supporting between the forelegs a Sword erect proper hilt pommel and quillons Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'DEUS DAT INCREMENTUM' - God giveth the increase. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'DEUS DAT INCREMENTUM' - God giveth the increase. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on ??-??-1974. | The arms were officially granted on ??-??-1974. | ||
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[[File:warrington.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:warrington.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Ermine six Lioncels rampant three two and one Gules within a Bordure Azure charged with eight Covered Cups Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Ermine six Lioncels rampant three two and one Gules within a Bordure Azure charged with eight Covered Cups Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Rock proper a Unicorn rampant Argent armed maned and unguled supporting a Flagstaff Or thereon hoisted a Flag flying to the sinister per pale Argent and Azure charged with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded of the first and a Garb of the second.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Rock proper a Unicorn rampant Argent armed maned and unguled supporting a Flagstaff Or thereon hoisted a Flag flying to the sinister per pale Argent and Azure charged with a Rose Gules barbed and seeded of the first and a Garb of the second.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'DEUS DAT INCREMENTUM' - God giveth the increase. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'DEUS DAT INCREMENTUM' - God giveth the increase. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 18, 1897. | The arms were officially granted on May 18, 1897. | ||
The ermine shield bearing six | The ermine shield bearing six lionels symbolises the family of the first Lord of Warrington, Paganus de Vilars, around which is a blue border bearing eight golden covered cups representing the Boteler or Butler family to whom the Manor and Barony of Warrington passed. | ||
The unicorn its that of the Boteler family and the flag bears the emblems of Lancashire and Cheshire, because of Warrington's position on the borders of both counties. | The unicorn its that of the Boteler family and the flag bears the emblems of Lancashire and Cheshire, because of Warrington's position on the borders of both counties. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:warrington.haguk.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:warrington.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Warrington Official Guide, 1999. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Warrington Official Guide, 1999. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | ||