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'''UCKFIELD (Rural district council)''' | '''UCKFIELD (Rural district council)''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Wealden]] | Incorporated into : 1974 [[Wealden]] | ||
[[File:uckfield.jpg|center]] | [[File:uckfield.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent on a Field in base Vert an Oak Tree fructed and leaved proper between two Martlets respectant in fesse Azure all within a Bordure gobony of the first and last.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent on a Field in base Vert an Oak Tree fructed and leaved proper between two Martlets respectant in fesse Azure all within a Bordure gobony of the first and last.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Mount Vert a Boar rampant Sable armed and unguled Or supporting a Cresset fired proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Mount Vert a Boar rampant Sable armed and unguled Or supporting a Cresset fired proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'LIKE AS THE OAK' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'LIKE AS THE OAK' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on January 30, 1948. | The arms were officially granted on January 30, 1948. | ||
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The motto is from the opening words of a poem on Samuel Pepys, by Rudyard Kipling, once a resident of Crowborough. The first stanza of the poem reads: Like as the Oak, whose roots descend. Through earth and stillness seeking food, Most apt to furnish in the end That dense, indomitable wood. | The motto is from the opening words of a poem on Samuel Pepys, by Rudyard Kipling, once a resident of Crowborough. The first stanza of the poem reads: Like as the Oak, whose roots descend. Through earth and stillness seeking food, Most apt to furnish in the end That dense, indomitable wood. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Information provided by [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | [[Literature]] : Information provided by [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | ||