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{{uk}}'''DAVENTRY''' (Rural District Council)
 
'''DAVENTRY''' (Rural District Council)


Incorporated into: 1974 [[Daventry]]
Incorporated into: 1974 [[Daventry]]
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The white buck's head with gold antlers appears to come from the crest of the Knightley family of Fawsley Hall, who developed sheep farming. The gold escarbuncle on red is from the arms of the Thornton family of Brockhall and Newnham, who had estates in the area. Since the Civil War, five members of the family have held the position of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire.
The white buck's head with gold antlers appears to come from the crest of the Knightley family of Fawsley Hall, who developed sheep farming. The gold escarbuncle on red is from the arms of the Thornton family of Brockhall and Newnham, who had estates in the area. Since the Civil War, five members of the family have held the position of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire.


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{{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Briggs, 1974; http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk
 
'''[[Literature]]''': Briggs, 1974; http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk


[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities D]]
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[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Granted 1955]]
[[Category:Granted 1955]]
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