Trowbridge

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TROWBRIDGE (urban district council)

Incorporated into : 1974 West Wiltshire (2009 Wiltshire)

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Official blazon

Arms : Or a Fleece Sable and Band Gules fimbriated Argent on a Chief also Gules a Mural Crown between two Garbs Gold.
Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours out of a Circlet composed of six Arches of a Bridge Or a demi-Lion Gules tufted and queued Gold.
Motto : 'RESPICE PROSPICE' - Look to the past and to the future

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 5, 1951 to the Trowbridge Urban District Council and transferred to the Town Council by Order dated 16th April 1975.

The two garbs of barley in the chief represent agriculture, the mural crown symbolises local government. The fleece represents the textile industry in the town.The crest shows an English lion (indicating that Trowbridge was a Royal Manor until Henry VIII bestowed it on his brother-in-law Edward Seymour) and a canting bridge.

Literature : Information from here

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