Harpenden

HARPENDEN

Incorporated into: 1974 Saint Albans

Official blazon

Arms: Bendy of six Gules and Argent three Garbs Or a Chief Azure thereon a Pale between two Saltires throughout of the third a Fess dancetté Sable.
Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours within Wattled Palings proper a Mount Vert thereon a Hart lodged also proper.
Motto: 'FIDE ET LABORE' - By faith and industry.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 4, 1949.

The three wheatsheaves are symbolic of the great contribution to the growth of wheat by the Rothamsted Laboratory at Harpenden. The fess dancetté is from the arms of the Wittewronges family, Lords of the Manor and the saltires refer to the Diocese of St. Albans.

The hart in the crest refers to the County.

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