Denton

Coat of Arms Information

Per pale argent and sable, two bars per pale gules and of the first, in chief three pierced cinquefoils ermine. Crest: On a wreath argent and gules, a beaver proper charged with two mullets in pale Or. Motto: Persevere. Granted 23 March 1936.

The coat of arms shows a beaver which is a symbol of the hatting industry. The arms are based on a previously unofficial device representing the union of the townships of Denton and Haughton.