Audenshaw
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Template:GBmap The town of Audenshaw borders the City of Manchester on the west side of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. Strangely, Audenshaw does not have a town centre.
Some time in the 20th Century, part of Audenshaw was demolished to make way for the 3 Audenshaw Reservoirs. These reservoirs are now bordered by the extension of the M60 motorway.
There is only one secondary school in Audenshaw - Audenshaw School. However there are several primary schools:
- Aldwyn Primary
- School and Motor Impaired Resource Base
- Audenshaw Primary School
- Poplar Street Primary School
- St Anne’s Roman Catholic Primary School
- St Stephen’s Church of England Primary School
Another notable building is the Robertsons Jam Factory.
Coat of Arms
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The Audenshaw Coat of Arms was granted on the 17th November 1950 as the folowing (see the picture to the left):
- Per pale argent and gules, a pickaxe and a pierced mullet in pale countercharged, in dexter chief a rose of the second and in sinister chief a rose of the first, both barbed and seeded proper. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, a mill-wheel proper between a rose argent and a rose gules, both barbed and seeded proper. Motto: Festina Lente.
The pickaxe and the millstone in Audenshaw's coat of arms represent its principal industries. The red and white roses indicate the town's proximity to the Lancashire and Yorkshire border. The inverted star or molet is from the arms of the Assheton family, who are Lords of the Manor.
The motto translates as "Make haste slowly - do not be impetuous".
External Links
The Government Site (http://www.tameside.gov.uk/corpgen/new/audmenu.html)