Rushcliffe

	RUSHCLIFFE Country : United Kingdom England Additions: 1974 Basford RDC 1974 Bingham RDC 1974 West Bridgford UDC Status: District 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":52.88640000000000185309545486234128475189208984375,"lon":-1.0513999999999998902211473250645212829113006591796875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
English	Arms: Per chevron Sable and Vert in chief two Bears salient respectant and in base a representation of the Bingham Butter Cross Or on a Chief Argent a Barrulet wavy Azure rising therefrom a Bridge of three arches Or. Crest: On a Wreath Or and Vert within a Mural Crown Or charged with three Oak Leaves a Cliff surrounded by Rushes proper. Motto: 'SALUS POPULI'

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??

The chief shows the river Trent and the Trent bridge. The bridge has three arches for each of the former districts, and the bridge represents West Bridgford. The lower part shows the bears of the arms of the Basford family. On the green part is shown the Butter Cross, taken from the seal of Bingham RDC. The colours green and black symbolise agriculture and coal mining.

The crest shows some oak leaves, taken from the oak tree in the arms of Nottinghamshire County Council, situating the council in Nottinghamshire. The crest is canting, showing a cliff rising from rushes.The motto is taken from Cicero and means "The welfare of the people".

Literature: Information leaflet provided by the Rushcliffe council.

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