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East Stour, Kent

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(Redirected from River East Stour) River in Kent, England For details of the watermills powered by the river, see Stour watermills.

River East Stour
River Stour and Tributaries
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPostling
Mouth 
 • locationGreat Stour
TR 01539 42793
Ashford
 • coordinates51°08′56″N 0°52′49″E / 51.14890°N 0.88020°E / 51.14890; 0.88020
Length10.3 mi (16.6 km)

The River East Stour is one of the tributaries of the Great Stour in Kent. The East Stour, 10.3 miles (16.5 km) long,) rises on the Greensand ridge at Postling north of Hythe as a number of small streams. It then flows under the M20 motorway to continue in a westward direction: the river meanders across the Low Weald plain, passing Mersham on the way. The East Stour's confluence with the Great Stour is on both sides of Pledge's Mill at the foot of East Hill, Ashford.

The South Willesborough Dykes are on the banks of the East Stour in Willesborough, Ashford and helps form part of the Ashford Green Corridor.

References

  1. Clarke, R.G. (1967). Expansion at Ashford: An Appraisal of Its Impact on East Kent. Kent County Council. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. The Environment Agency Archived March 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine)
River Stour in Kent (and tributaries)
List of rivers of England


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