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'''HEREFORDSHIRE''' | '''HEREFORDSHIRE''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Hereford and Worcester]]<br> | Incorporated into: 1974 [[Hereford and Worcester]]<br> | ||
Re-established as a unitary district council : 1998<br> | Re-established as a unitary district council : 1998<br> | ||
Additions : 1998 [[Hereford]], [[Leominster]] (1974 Kington RDC, Kington UDC, Leominster (borough), Leominster & Wigmore RDC, Tenbury RDC, Weobley RDC), [[South Herefordshire]] (1974 Dore & Bredwardine RDC, Hereford RDC, Ross & Whitchurch RDC, [[Ross-on-Wye]] UDC) | Additions: 1998 [[Hereford]], [[Leominster]] (1974 Kington RDC, Kington UDC, Leominster (borough), Leominster & Wigmore RDC, Tenbury RDC, Weobley RDC), [[South Herefordshire]] (1974 Dore & Bredwardine RDC, Hereford RDC, Ross & Whitchurch RDC, [[Ross-on-Wye]] UDC) | ||
[[File:herefordshire.jpg|center]] | [[File:herefordshire.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Gules on a Fesse wavy between in chief a Lion passant guardant Argent and in base a Herefordshire Bull's Head caboshed proper a Bar wavy Azure.<br> | '''Arms''' : Gules on a Fesse wavy between in chief a Lion passant guardant Argent and in base a Herefordshire Bull's Head caboshed proper a Bar wavy Azure.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion rampant Gules holding in the sinister claw a Fleece Or.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion rampant Gules holding in the sinister claw a Fleece Or.<br> | ||
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''' Motto''' : 'PULCHRA TERRA DEI DONUM' - This fair land is the gift of God. | ''' Motto''' : 'PULCHRA TERRA DEI DONUM' - This fair land is the gift of God. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on February 28, 1946 to the Herefordshire County Council and re-adopted in 1998 by the new County of Herefordshire District Council. | The arms were officially granted on February 28, 1946 to the Herefordshire County Council and re-adopted in 1998 by the new County of Herefordshire District Council. | ||
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The gold Lion is that of England, differenced by a garland of hops around his neck. The talbot is taken from the arms of the Talbot family, Marcher Lords of Shrewsbury and Viscounts of Hereford. For difference he wears a gold collar charged with apples, an important product of the county. | The gold Lion is that of England, differenced by a garland of hops around his neck. The talbot is taken from the arms of the Talbot family, Marcher Lords of Shrewsbury and Viscounts of Hereford. For difference he wears a gold collar charged with apples, an important product of the county. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image and information taken from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/ here] | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Image and information taken from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/ here] | |||
[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||