Bagshot Rural District
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Bagshot Rural District joined with Frimley and Camberley urban districts in 1974 to form Surrey Heath borough which is part of the county of Surrey. The villages in Bagshot rural district include: Lightwater, Bagshot, West End and Chobham.
The motto for the district is Festina Prudenter which was granted on 20th July 1960.
On the crest, the gold and white background is from the arms of Chertsey Abbey, which owned and is connected with the history of much of the district. Bagshot was included in a grant to the Abbey as early as 933. The stag's head on the crest refers to Bagshot Park, a royal demesne since Norman times and hunting ground of the Stuart kings, and also to the fact that much of the area was formerly part of Windsor Forest. The grenade on the crest refers to the area's military associations, in particular the former military camp at Chobham and the lion recalls the area's royal links. The fir cones and mound of heathland refers to Bagshot Heath, and the falcon is derived from the supporters of the Earls of Onslow.[1]
