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'''NORTHAMPTON''' | '''NORTHAMPTON''' | ||
Additions : 1974 Brixworth RDC (partly), [[Northampton RDC]] (partly), Wellingborough RDC (partly) | Additions: 1974 Brixworth RDC (partly), [[Northampton RDC]] (partly), Wellingborough RDC (partly)<br> | ||
Incorporated into : 2021 [[West Northamptonshire]] | |||
[[File:northamp.jpg|center]] | [[File:northamp.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Gules on a Mount Vert a Tower triple-towered Argent the portcullis raised Or supported by two Lions rampant guardant of the last.<br> | '''Arms''' : Gules on a Mount Vert a Tower triple-towered Argent the portcullis raised Or supported by two Lions rampant guardant of the last.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'CASTELLO FORTIOR CONCORDIA' - Peace is stronger than a fortress | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'CASTELLO FORTIOR CONCORDIA' - Peace is stronger than a fortress | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms of Northampton were recorded in 1617. | The arms of Northampton were recorded in 1617. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Northampton.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:Northampton.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Northampton.w2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:Northampton.w2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Northampton.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- | |align="center"|[[File:Northampton.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[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]] |
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