Belper
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BELPER (Rural district council)
Incorporated into : 1974 Amber Valley
Official blazon
Arms : per pale vert and sable, a pale wavy argent surmounted of another wavy azure; on a chief dancettée Or, a Tudor rose barbed and seeded between two oak trees couped proper fructed gold.
Crest : On a wreath of the colours, Issuant from the battlements of a tower gules, a mount vert, thereon a popinjay Or, gorged with a collar gules, pendant therefrom a horseshoe sable, resting the dexter claw on an ancient lamp gold enflamped proper.
Motto : Beau repeyr.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on Aaugust 31, 1953.
I have no further information, nor a colour image of these arms. Any additional information is welcome !
Literature : Briggs, 1971.