Morley
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Arms: Argent on a Fesse Gules between a Sprig of the Cotton-Tree slipped fructed and leaved proper between two Pellets in chief and a Pickaxe surmounted by a Spade in saltire in base Sable a Shuttle fessewise Or thread pendant of the first. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 9, 1887.
The design refers entirely to local industries - wool, cotton and coal mining.
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