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'''BRECKNOCK DISTRICT COUNCIL''' | '''BRECKNOCK DISTRICT COUNCIL''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1996 [[Powys]] | Incorporated into : 1996 [[Powys]] | ||
[[File:brecknoc.jpg|center]] | [[File:brecknoc.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Or on a Saltire Sable between four Reremice affrontée Azure four Swords points outwards Argent pommels and hilts Or.<br> | '''Arms''': Or on a Saltire Sable between four Reremice affrontée Azure four Swords points outwards Argent pommels and hilts Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours a representation of the Brecon Beacons proper issuant therefrom a demi Dragon Gules holding between the claws a Mantle of Estate Gules doubled Ermine.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath of the Colours a representation of the Brecon Beacons proper issuant therefrom a demi Dragon Gules holding between the claws a Mantle of Estate Gules doubled Ermine.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'UNDEB HEDD LLWYDDINT' - Unity, peace, success | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'UNDEB HEDD LLWYDDINT' - Unity, peace, success | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The newly created council compassed nearly the whole of the old county of Brecknockshire, and the new council was granted arms based on the unofficial device of Brecknockshire County Council. | The newly created council compassed nearly the whole of the old county of Brecknockshire, and the new council was granted arms based on the unofficial device of Brecknockshire County Council. | ||
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At the base of the crest are two hills for the twin Brecon Beacons, seen at the base of the Borough of Brecon arms, below the shield. The red dragon is for Wales, and is one of Brecon's supporters. It holds in the fore-claws ancient device of Brecon, this is the mediaeval "mantle of estate", which was a badge of the Staffords, Earls and Dukes of Buckingham, who held the Lordship of Brecon or Brecknock | At the base of the crest are two hills for the twin Brecon Beacons, seen at the base of the Borough of Brecon arms, below the shield. The red dragon is for Wales, and is one of Brecon's supporters. It holds in the fore-claws ancient device of Brecon, this is the mediaeval "mantle of estate", which was a badge of the Staffords, Earls and Dukes of Buckingham, who held the Lordship of Brecon or Brecknock | ||
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[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | [[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | ||