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'''HERTFORD (Rural district council)'''
'''HERTFORD (Rural district council)'''

Revision as of 13:05, 7 May 2014

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HERTFORD (Rural district council)

Incorporated into : 1974 East Hertfordshire, Stevenage

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I have no image of these arms. Any image is welcome !

Official blazon

Arms : Azure on a Saltire Or a Stag's Head caboshed Gules a Bordure barry wavy of eight Argent and the first.
Crest : On a Wreath Argent and Azure in front of an Oak Tree proper fructed Or a Stag salient Gold.
Motto : 'PRO RURE PRO PATRIA' - For countryside and Country.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 16, 1951.

The saltire is from the arms of the City and Diocese of St. Albans. The stag's head is from the arms of the Borough of Hertford and the County Council. The other emblems represent the woods and waterways of the district.

Literature : Briggs, 1971.