East Elloe
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Arms: Gules issuant from the base a reprsentation of the Elloe Stone proper between two Mitres in fesse Or a Chief arched barry wavy of six Argent and Azure. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 16, 1955.
The red background comes from the arms of the de Multons of Holbeach, Crowland Abbey and two famous Englishmen of the area - Richard Hakluyt, the geographer and Nicholas Breakspear, the only English Pope. The main charge is the Elloe Stone, near which, in Saxon times, was held the Shire Mote or Hundred Court of the Elloe wapentake, from which the Rural District took its name. The mitres stand for Castle Acre Priory and the above mentioned Crowland Abbey, which had close associations with many parishes in the area. The curved 'chief' and the waves above it denote the northern boundary constituted by the Wash and the estuary of the River Welland.
The green band charged with five gold wheatears, synbolises the Rural District. The head of the Roman eagle alludes to the many associations of the district with the Roman occupation. The tulip refers to the most well-known characteristic industry of modern times. Thus the crest bridges the history of the district from Roman times to the present day.
The motto refers to the pioneer work of earlier generations in draining the fens and marshes and cultivating the land so reclaimed, so that it is now one of the finest agricultural districts in the Country. The word "illo" in the motto may be taken as a play on the name and the whole is an anagram of "East Elloe Rural Council".
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