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LEIGHTON-LINSLADE

Additions : 1965 Leighton Buzzard, Linslade (both used no arms)
Incorporated into : 1973 Leighton Linslade (town council), South Bedfordshire

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on January 5, 1966.
The main colours were taken from the arms of Bedfordshire and the De Beauchamp family. Leighton Buzzard originally was situated in Bedfordshire, Linslade in Buckinghamshire. The De Beauchamp family received the manoralty of Linslade in 1068 from William the Conqueror. The colours thus stand for both former councils. The two crowns are a symbol for the parish of All Saints in Leighton Buzzard and the lilies for the parish of St. Mary in Linslade. The bridge represents the bridge over the river Ouzel, which connects both towns. The ear of wheat on the bridge refers to the produce of the agricultural land in Buckinghamshire carried over the bridge to the market in Leighton Buzzard.

The crest shows a mural crown from which rises two cog wheels as a symbol for the local industry. The bird is a water ouzel, symbolic for the Ouzel river.

The motto is derived from the arms of the de Lucy family, Lords of Linslade in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Literature : Image and information provided by the Leighton-Linslade Council


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