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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''AVON COUNTY COUNCIL''' | ||
'''AVON COUNTY COUNCIL''' | |||
Additions: 1974 [[Bath (England)|Bath]], [[Bristol]] and parts of [[Gloucestershire]] and [[Somerset]]<br> | Additions: 1974 [[Bath (England)|Bath]], [[Bristol]] and parts of [[Gloucestershire]] and [[Somerset]]<br> | ||
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The supporters, never before used in civic heraldry, are sea-stags, ie. Stags with fishtails. They represent the fusion of two characteristic features of Avon - sea and forest. The historic importance of the Avon ports is linked with that of the Royal Forests which covered a large part of the County. Each stag is a 'stag royal', i.e with six tynes on each antler, and has about the neck as ancient crown of fleurs-de-lys to emphasise the royal association. On the shoulder of the sea-stag is roundel of six white and blue waves, again representing the rivers and springs of the County. | The supporters, never before used in civic heraldry, are sea-stags, ie. Stags with fishtails. They represent the fusion of two characteristic features of Avon - sea and forest. The historic importance of the Avon ports is linked with that of the Royal Forests which covered a large part of the County. Each stag is a 'stag royal', i.e with six tynes on each antler, and has about the neck as ancient crown of fleurs-de-lys to emphasise the royal association. On the shoulder of the sea-stag is roundel of six white and blue waves, again representing the rivers and springs of the County. | ||
Instead of having a motto scroll below, the arms are based on a special 'compartment' representing the Cotswold and Mendip hills, with the Avon running between | Instead of having a motto scroll below, the arms are based on a special 'compartment' representing the Cotswold and Mendip hills, with the Avon running between'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
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{{media}} Information leaflet provided by the Council of Bath and North-East Somerset. | {{media}} Information leaflet provided by the Council of Bath and North-East Somerset. | ||