Filey

	FILEY Country : United Kingdom England Incorporated into: 1974 Scarborough 2023 North Yorkshire Status: Urban District Council since ? Town council Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":54.20882000000000289219315163791179656982421875,"lon":-0.289970000000000005524469770534778945147991180419921875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
English	Arms: Per fess in chief Azure a representation of Filey Brig proper with the Sun shining thereon Or the base per pale wavy Gold and also Azure three Pallets wavy Argent on the last. Crest: Within a Crown of Rays of Ancient Rome Or a Seagull proper rising from a Rock Vert holding in the beak a Fish also proper; Mantled Azure doubled Or. Motto: 'FILEY ET FELICITAS' - Filey and felicity.

The arms were officially granted on July 17, 1952.

The shield suggests golden sands, the sea and sunshine.

The gull holding a fish is an emblem of the sea and fishing. The crown refers to the area's Roman connections.

The arms are now used by the town council.

Literature: Information from http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk

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