East Staffordshire
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EAST STAFFORDSHIRE
Additions: 1974 Burton-upon-Trent, Tutbury, Uttoxeter (RDC), Uttoxeter (UDC)
Official blazon
Arms : Argent a Chevron barry wavy Argent and Azure fimbriated Gules between three Towers proper on a Chief Azure between two Fleurs-de-Lis Argent a demi-Sun issuant Or charged with a Stafford Knot Sable.
Crest : On a Wreath Argent and Gules in front of a Garb Or enfiling a Mural Crown proper a Bugle Horn mouth to the dexter Gules stringed Sable. Mantled Gules lined Argent.
Supporters : Dexter a Lion Or resting its interior rear foot on a Barrel proper sinister a Deer proper attired and unguled Or resting the interior hoof on a like Barrel.
Motto: 'STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY'.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 8, 1973.
The white and blue waves, from the arms of the County Borough of Burton-upon-Trent, represent the rivers Trent and Dove, and the towers allude to Tutbury. The rising sun depicts the direction "East" and the Staffordshire knot represents the County. The fleurs-de-lys, also from the Burton arms, are from the arms of the Bass family, Barons Burton, and also refer to the dedication of the Abbey to St. Mary.
The wheatsheaf represents the whole rich agricultural area around Uttoxeter, and the mural crown, symbol of civic government, is common to the crests of Burton and the County Council. The hunter's horn symbolises Needwood Forest.
The lion is one of the County Council and England Supporters and the buck denotes the parkland and forest of East Staffordshire. The barrels or tuns are a further reference to Burton, the centre of British brewing.
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