ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
Incorporated into : 1974 Warwick (District)
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted in 1876.
The arms are made up of emblems for the Lords of the Manors of Leamington
and Newbolds Comyn. The field is divided per fess for the two manors. The
red stars on silver are for the Willes family. The gold field recalls
Ambrose Dudley the "Good Earl of Warwick". The green, double-tailed lion of
Dudley is placed over both parts, as superior lord of the place. The vair
chevron is for Fisher of Packington. This family succeeded to the Lordship.
The border is from the arms of Geoffrey de Clinton, who originally gave the
manor to the monks of Kenilworth.
In the crest, the ragged staff is for the Earls of Warwick, and the caduceus
for the health spas of the town. The forget-me-nots were the badge of the
monks of Kenilworth.
The motto is SOLA BONA QUAE HONESTA- Those things alone are good which are
honourable.
Literature : Information provided by Laurence Jones
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