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The arms were officially granted on March 5, 1964. | The arms were officially granted on March 5, 1964. | ||
The stag's head and hunting horn represents Cannock Chase and the Forest of Brewood. The Stafford knot refers to the county and the laurel leaves are from the arms of the Leveson family, now Dukes of Sutherland, who had much to do with the development of the local mining industry. | |||
The crown of wheat ears and acorns was created to represent rural districts and the archer derives from the crest of the Giffard family, resident at Chillington Hall. The oak tree recalls the famous Boscobel Oak within which King Charles hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. | |||
The motto is that of the Bridgeman family. | |||
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