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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England

WEST BERKSHIRE

Until 1998 named Newbury District

Additions : 1974 Newbury and the Rural Districts of Bradfield, Hungerford, Newbury and Wantage (part).

Origin/meaning :
The charges on the shield show the traditional and modern industries of the area. The fretted bendlets are for weaving, carried on in Newbury town. The garbs are for the agriculture of the surrounding district, and the cogwheels are for modern engineering industries now flourishing in West Berkshire. The gold colouring is for the richness of the area, and the red stands for the effort (blood and sweat) needed to maintain it.
The crest has a grassy mount, for the downs (uplands) of the district. The mural crown is the symbol of local government. The cavalier or Royalist horseman recalls the First and Second Battles of Newbury, during the English Civil War.
The red and white livery is that of Lord Sieff of Brimpton.

Literature : Information obtained from the West Berkshire council.


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