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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England

ECCLES

Incorporated into : 1974 : Salford

Origin/meaning :
Arms and crest granted 7th November 1893. Supporters and badge granted 5th July 1966.
The "ecclesiastical building" gives a play on the name. The steamhammer commemorates James Nasmyth's chief invention and his association with Eccles, and with the cogwheel and cotton sprigs, refers to the principal local industries.
The lighthouse, ship, and waves allude to the importance to Eccles of the Manchester Ship Canal and its situation on the River Irwell.
The griffins are from the arms of the de Trafford family, and the boars' heads are from the arms of the Bartons and Booths. These families held in succession the lordship of the Manor of Barton for several centuries and later gained the full rights for nomination to the benefice of Eccles.
The roses of the badge refer to Lancashire and correspond to the number of wards constituting the borough.

Literature : Scott-Giles, 1953 and from here


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