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''' WHISTON (rural district council) ''' | ''' WHISTON (rural district council) ''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Halton (England)|Halton]], [[Knowsley]], [[Saint Helens]], [[Warrington]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Halton (England)|Halton]], [[Knowsley]], [[Saint Helens]], [[Warrington]] | ||
[[File:whiston.jpg|center]] | [[File:whiston.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent a Griffin segreant Sable the beak and forelegs Or charged on the shoulder with an Escallop of the field in chief three Crescents Gules all within a Bordure of the second charged with eleven Ermine Spots also of the Field.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent a Griffin segreant Sable the beak and forelegs Or charged on the shoulder with an Escallop of the field in chief three Crescents Gules all within a Bordure of the second charged with eleven Ermine Spots also of the Field.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Gules within a Circlet composed of four Fleurs-de-Lys Argent and as many Mullets Sable alternately a Mount Vert thereon an Eagle rising neck embowed Or in the beak a Rose Gules barbed seeded stalked leaved and slipped proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Gules within a Circlet composed of four Fleurs-de-Lys Argent and as many Mullets Sable alternately a Mount Vert thereon an Eagle rising neck embowed Or in the beak a Rose Gules barbed seeded stalked leaved and slipped proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'LABORA SI VIS TONDERE' - Work if you would reap | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'LABORA SI VIS TONDERE' - Work if you would reap | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on January 22, 1957. | The arms were officially granted on January 22, 1957. | ||
The arms perpetu­ates the history of the parishes of this Rural District by reference to their old manorial families. The griffin comes from the arms of the Bold family of Bold and the crescent comes from the Ogles of Whiston. The Eagle in the crest refers to the Stanleys and it holds in its beak the Red rose of [[Lancashire]]. | The arms perpetu­ates the history of the parishes of this Rural District by reference to their old manorial families. The griffin comes from the arms of the Bold family of Bold and the crescent comes from the Ogles of Whiston. The Eagle in the crest refers to the Stanleys and it holds in its beak the Red rose of [[Lancashire]]. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1957]] | [[Category:Granted 1957]] | ||