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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England
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ULVERSTON
Incorporated into : 1974 South Lakeland
The arms are continued by the town council
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on December 1, 1955.
The shield expresses the ecclesiastical and manorial connections of Ulverston. The red bars on white are part of the arms of the de Lancasters, Barons of Kendal and holders of Ulverston and Furness Abbey. The crosiers refer to the Abbey and to Conishead Priory. The black portion fretted with white is from the Harrington arms. The anchor and fleurs-de-lys are from the arms of the Barrow family. The anchor also occurs in the arms of the Gale-Braddylls of Conishead and is a reference to the former Port of Ulverston. The fleur-de-lys and their blue background also appear in the arms of the Dukes of Buccleuch, to whom the Manor descended.
The red roses are for Lancashire, the town having formerly been in that county, and the black wolf refers to name of the town " Wulf-heres-tun ". The other emblems are for local industries; the agricultural market is symbolised by the gold sheaf, the flames are for the formerly important iron-smelting, the leather collar represents the tanning industry, the chain hanging from it is for the engineering industry, and supports a gold shield carrying a red lightning flash for the electrical industry and the Egyptian Ankh or Cross of Life, in green, for the anti-biotic manufacturing activities. The motto is based on that of the Barrow family 'PARUM SUFFICIT' - a little is enough.
Literature : Information from here
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