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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England
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SWINTON AND PENDLEBURY
Incorporated into : 1974 :
Salford
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on October 1, 1934.
The golden cockatrice - an heraldic monster, half bird and half dragon- is taken from the arms of the Langley family, who held lands in Pendlebury from the early part of the 15th Century. The lion is taken from the ancient arms of the Pendlebury family and the two red roses represent Lancashire.
The boar's head or swine's head is an allusion to the breeding of swine for which Swinton was noted in early days. The coronet consists of Lancastrian roses.
The two lions for the supporters constitute a further allusion to the arms of the Langley family, and the pickaxes indicate an important local industry, that of coal mining.
Literature : Scott-Giles, 1953 and from here
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