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to commemorate the end of 970 years of independent administration of the area. The statue, in the grounds of the abbey of Bury St Edmunds, was completed in 1976.
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of the county council. The council initially adopted the attributed arms of Edward the Confessor: a cross patonce between five
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in 1959, abbots' mitres and the emblem of St Edmund: crossed arrows through an open crown were added. The
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borough. The new district covers a smaller area than the pre-1974 West Suffolk county council.
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Shortly before its abolition the West Suffolk County Council commissioned
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in 1044 and was a separate jurisdiction under the control of the abbot of
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had been divided into eastern and western divisions, each with their own
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From 1894 the administrative county was divided into
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This area had been established by 393: 13: 427:"History of Bury St Edmunds Abbey" 284:, referring to the association of 264:This history was reflected in the 14: 919: 337:(created 1896, abolished 1935), 184: 66:390,915 acres (1,581.98 km) 56:390,916 acres (1,581.98 km) 34: 302: 898:1889 establishments in England 601:Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely 489: 463: 441: 419: 259:dissolution of the monasteries 134: â€˘ Succeeded by 1: 413: 7: 676:Huntingdon and Peterborough 233:Before the introduction of 163:West Suffolk County Council 10: 924: 18: 571: 201: 197: 193: 183: 168: 158: 148: 144: 132: 122: 112: 105: 101: 91: 81: 74: 70: 60: 50: 43: 33: 28: 282:For King, Law and People 475:statues.vanderkrogt.net 247:Liberty of Saint Edmund 295:to sculpt a statue of 226:. 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West Suffolk District
West Suffolk shown with 1965-1974 boundaries.
Suffolk
Administrative county
West Suffolk County Council
HQ
Bury St. Edmunds
Arms of West Suffolk County Council
administrative county
England
Suffolk
East Suffolk
Bury St Edmunds
county councils
Suffolk
quarter sessions
Liberty of Saint Edmund
Edward the Confessor
Bury St Edmunds Abbey
dissolution of the monasteries
coat of arms
martlets
College of Arms
motto
Magna Carta
Elisabeth Frink
St Edmund
municipal boroughs
urban districts
rural districts

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