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The black "chief" represents the Augustinian order of "black canons" at Butley Abbey. It can also be taken to represent the burial chamber in which was discovered the Saxon ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, the Saxon crown alluding to the belief that the burial was of the East Anglian king Aethelhere. The gold wheatsheaves symbolise a rural district. | The black "chief" represents the Augustinian order of "black canons" at Butley Abbey. It can also be taken to represent the burial chamber in which was discovered the Saxon ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, the Saxon crown alluding to the belief that the burial was of the East Anglian king Aethelhere. The gold wheatsheaves symbolise a rural district. | ||
The tower battlements refer to Orford, and are from the tower on the seal of the former borough of that name. A white stag was a supporter of the | The tower battlements refer to Orford, and are from the tower on the seal of the former borough of that name. A white stag was a supporter of the arms of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, and here it supports a black anchor from the arms of Admiral Edward Russell, an earlier Earl of Orford whose earldom became extinct in 1727. The red collar bearing three gold scallop shells, is derived from the arms of the Seckford family; and from the collar hangs the gold cross of the Uffords, Earls of Suffolk, which is also to be found in the arms of East Suffolk County Council. | ||
The motto contains the district's name. | The motto contains the district's name. | ||