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Civic Heraldry of the United Kingdom
England

ILFORD

Incorporated into : 1965 Redbridge


Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on October 17, 1926.
The water in base refers to the town's name Ilford. This means ford across the Hyle, the local name for the River Roding. The main charge is an oak tree, representing the Fairlop Oak in Hainault Forest. The seven crowns refers to the district of Seven Kings. this was reputed to be the meeting place for the Kings of the Heptarchy or seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England.

The forests that anciently covered much of the area are represented in the crest by the buck and oak leaves. The buck supports a seaxe from the arms of Essex County Council, to show that Ilford is in Essex.

The left hand supporter is a forester, the right hand a Benedictine Abbess. The latter represents Adeliza, Abbess of Barking, who founded a chapel in Ilford in 1145.

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