Editing Reigate and Banstead (section)

==Coat of arms==
The [[coat of arms]] is a combination of the elements of the Reigate shield, the device of Banstead and symbols of the parishes of Horley and Salfords and Sidlow.<ref name="Mayor">{{cite web|title=Role of the Mayor|url=http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/info/20322/mayor/551/role_of_the_mayor|publisher=Reigate & Banstead Council|access-date=29 December 2016}}</ref>

The [[Shield (heraldry)|shield]] has a background of blue and yellow chequers taken from the arms of the de Warenne family. [[William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey|William de Warenne]] accompanied William the Conqueror from Normandy and was the first [[Earl of Surrey]] and the builder of [[Reigate Castle]]. Against this pattern is the Reigate Castle Gate and [[oak]] tree.<ref name="Mayor"/>

The top of the shield has a black background as in the original Reigate arms but on which is a gold woolpack between two sprigs of oak. The woolpack or woolsack refers to the former importance of sheep rearing and wool production in Banstead. The oak sprigs represent the two parishes of Horley and Salfords and Sidlow.<ref name="Mayor"/>

Above the shield is a [[Helmet (heraldry)|helmet]] with a wreath and draped cloth also in the blue and gold of the de Warennes. On top of the helmet is a pilgrim referring to the ancient route along the escarpment of the [[North Downs]] by Banstead and Reigate, the [[Pilgrims Way]].<ref name="Mayor"/>

On either side of the shield is a white lion and a white horse. The lion comes from the arms of the de Mowbray family who were briefly Lords of the Manor of Banstead in the 12th century. The horse refers to the tradition of horse racing on [[Banstead Downs]] in the 17th century and immortalised in the [[Epsom Oaks|Oaks]] race of [[Epsom Derby]] Friday. On the necks of the animals are wreaths again in the blue and yellow. On the shoulders are roundels of blue and white waves indicating the [[River Mole]] in Horley and Sidlow.<ref name="Mayor"/>

The roundel on the lion has a tanner's (or flaying) knife, the emblem of [[Bartholomew the Apostle|St Bartholomew]], the patron of Horley, who is said to have been flayed or skinned before he was crucified. The roundel on the shoulder of the horse has a [[Willow|sallow]] leaf, a reference to Salfords, which is derived from Sallow Ford. The Sallow tree is commonly known as Pussy Willow.<ref name="Mayor"/>

The motto "Never Wonne ne never shall" is taken from an ancient couplet and refers to the defeat of the Danes by King [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] in a battle in the Vale of Holmesdale in the 9th century, now remembered in the name Battlebridge. Reigate Castle has also been known as Holmesdale Castle. A translation is "Never conquered nor never shall".<ref name="Mayor"/>