Quote Dougy="Dougy"whats the castle all about?'"
Quote DougyThe castle is derived from the towered of castled gateway, that appears on the town's earliest seal, dating from the 12th century.
The king's head represents no particular king, but from the point of view of the town it symbolises especially Henry I, whose likeness it is though appears above the gateway in the above mention seal. The Royal lion, again, marks another important period in Wigan's history. Edward III, by charter of 1350, granted Wigan the right to use a royal seal known as the "King's Recognaisance Seal", on which was figured the King's head and the royal lion.
The branches of mountain ash, known in northern dialects as the Wiggin or Wigan tree, form a rebus on the name of the town. The wiggin tree, has tradition behind it, as it is a prominant feature of several of the town's medieval seals.
The motto is in keeping with arms, with its many symbols of antiquity and royal favour.'"
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