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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''ATHERTON (Urban district council)''' | ||
Incorporated into: 1974 : [[Wigan]] | |||
Incorporated into : 1974 : [[Wigan]] | |||
[[File:atherton.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:atherton.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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'''Arms''' : Or on a Bend Gules between two Lozenges Sable a Lion's Gamb erased of the field.<br> | '''Arms''' : Or on a Bend Gules between two Lozenges Sable a Lion's Gamb erased of the field.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Sparrowhawk wings elevated and addorsed proper perched on a Shuttle Or and resting the dexter claw on a Millrind Sable.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Sparrowhawk wings elevated and addorsed proper perched on a Shuttle Or and resting the dexter claw on a Millrind Sable.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'CONSILIO ET PRUDENTIA' - By counsel and by wisdom | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'CONSILIO ET PRUDENTIA' - By counsel and by wisdom | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The shuttle and millrind represent the cotton and engineering industries and the sparrowhawk is from the arms of the Atherton family. The second Powys Lord Lilford married the heiress of the Athertons of Atherton Hall in 1797. | The shuttle and millrind represent the cotton and engineering industries and the sparrowhawk is from the arms of the Atherton family. The second Powys Lord Lilford married the heiress of the Athertons of Atherton Hall in 1797. | ||
'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} Information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1951]] | [[Category:Granted 1951]] | ||