B61674-Keighley,-Borough-of

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Name of the family:

Keighley, Borough of

Blason:

Az. on a fesse sa. betw. three st.iRs' heads caboshed a fountain all ppr. within a bordure embattled az.

Crest(s):

In front of a dragon's head erased gu. entwined by a serpent or, a fountain ppr.

Motto:

By worth.

Info about the family:

West Riding co. York

Comment (Additional info):

Description of the Arms -The crest (a red dragon) was that of the ancient family of De Kighley for many generations Lords of the Manor, whose last representative (a female) married the then head of the house of Cavendish in the time of Queen Elizabeth, and thereby carried the Keighley cBtate into that noble house, of which the Duke of Devonshire is the head. His Grace ai ill retains the estate which has belonged to his family for nearly 700 years. The serpent twined round the head of the dragon is the Cavendish crest. The circle with the wavy blue lines at the bottom of the crest, and also repeated in the shield, is the heraldic emblem of water technically called a fountain, and refers to the situation of Keighley in a well watered valley, the streams of which have greaily tended to wan la the progress of the town, being of great value for manufacturing purpuses. This idea is also borne out by the.motto " By Worth," that being the name of the principal stream on the banks of which Keighley is situate. The shield is a combination of the Keighley and Cavendish arniB. The silvor shield and black bar being those of the former family, while the three stags' heads are the cognizance of the Cavendishes. The blue embattled border surrounding the shield shows that the arms are those of an ancient town, which fs the case, Keighley having obtained its original market charter in the reign of Edward I.

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0110

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