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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England

KNUTSFORD (urban district council)

Incorporated into : 1974 Macclesfield
The arms are continued by the town council

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on November 22, 1955.

At the top of the shield is a representation of a crown on water. This recalls the origin of the town's name -(King) Canute's Ford. The gold sheaves on blue are the familiar symbols of Cheshire. The gold saltire on blue is the attributed arms of the Kingdom of Mercia - see St. Albans.

The crest has a red lion from the arms of the egerton family of Tatton Park. He rise from a mural crown, which is coloured red for the area's local sandstone.

The motto is that of the Holland family, Barons and Viscounts of Knutsford.

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