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The arms were officially granted on December 23, 1899. | The arms were officially granted on December 23, 1899. | ||
The emblems are from the heraldry of local families. The spear head represents the Urmestones of Westleigh, the star the Bradshaws, the shuttle the Shuttleworths and the sparrowhawk the Athertons. | The new borough enclosed what until then had been four distinct townships namely, Westleigh, Pennington, Bedford, and (part of) Atherton, all of which are represented in the new armorial bearings. | ||
The emblems are from the heraldry of local families. The spear head represents the Urmestones of Westleigh, the star the Bradshaws (for Pennington), the shuttle the Shuttleworths (for Bedford and Westleigh) and the sparrowhawk the Athertons (for Atherton). | |||
The bear's paw is from the crest of Lord Lilford. | The bear's paw is from the crest of Lord Lilford. | ||
The motto Aequo pede propera ("to hasten with equal foot"; or more popular "making progress steadily) was chosen as a wish to the destiny of the Leigh. | |||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Image from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]; Pink, 1900 | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1899]] | [[Category:Granted 1899]] | ||