Nelson (Borough)

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NELSON (Borough)

Incorporated into : 1974 : Pendle

Arms (crest) of Nelson (Borough)

Official blazon

Arms : Azure on a Chevron Argent between two Sprigs of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed in chief and a Fleece in base Or two Reed-Hooks chevron-wise proper.
Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Shuttle fessewise Or a Cock Gules holding in the beak a Sprig of the Cotton Tree slipped and fructed proper.
Motto: 'BY INDUSTRY AND INTEGRITY'

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 5, 1891.

Thecotton sprigs and the fleece refer to the local textile (cotton and wool) industries. The reed-hooks also are symbolic of textile weaving.

The rooster is derived from the arms of the Tunstall family, formerly considerable landowners in the locality and largely engaged in the cotton industry

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