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Crayford Marches, where, joining the river 

 Darent, in Dartford Creek, about a mile below 

 the town of that name, and the same distance 

 from the Thames, it flows into the latter river. 

 The Cray abounds with trout, of the finest 

 flavour, colour, and size, and far superior to 

 the same species of fish produced in other 

 waters in the vicinity. 



The Darent rises in the parish of Westerham, 

 but the trout in it are few in number. There 

 are good pike, and perch in some parts of it. 



The Stour consists of two streams, not far 

 from each other, called the Greater and Lesser 

 Stour. The Great Stour springs from two 

 heads : the first at Well-street, in Lenham, 

 running with a strong current towards Surren- 

 der, and thence to Goddington and Buckford 

 Mill; the second head runs from Postling to 

 Westenhanger, and, after receiving several 

 tributary streams, passes to Mersham Bridge. 

 The two streams uniting, the waters of the 

 Stour pass Ashford Bridge, Spring- Grove, 

 Wye, and Godmersham ; thence to Horton and 

 Tharrington, and, after receiving the waters of 

 a brook, divide into two streams, which form 

 three distinct islands, one above the other, the 

 second of which contains a portion of the city 

 of Canterbury. It then flows on to the Isle of 



