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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England

ALTRINCHAM (borough council)

Incorporated into : 1974 Trafford

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on August 30, 1937.

The wheatsheaves and cogwheel refer to the agricultural and engineering industries, while the former are also symbols for Cheshire County.
The lion in the crest supports a banner symbolic of plenty, recalling the town's former motto, Pax et abuntantia.
The supporters stand for two great families of past and present importance in Altrincham's history. The unicorn is from the heraldry of the Earl of Stamford whose arms (for the family of Grey) hang from the collar. The lion, with the arms of Massey on its pendent shield, represents the old Barons of Dunham Massey, one of whom, Hamon de Massey, granted the town a charter in 1290.

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