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Verwood Town Council Crest
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The arms of the Norman Lord, "William de Bello Bosco"
included an inverted chevron which has now been incorporated into the new
Verwood Town Crest. The other symbols signify: -
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Trees signify the woodlands in the
area such as the Ringwood Forest. |
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The blue with wavy Yellow Lines
signifies the River Crane which rises at Cranborne and becomes the Moors
River just south of the Town before traversing "Moors Valley Country
Park". |
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The Besom's denote that many
residents used to make besom brooms and some still practice the craft today. |
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The "Verwood Owl" pot is
incorporated because of all the small potteries in the Area. of which the
Crossroads Pottery was the last one and is now the Verwood Heathlands
Heritage Centre. |
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