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  River Darent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Darent or River Darenth is a Kentish tributary of the River Thames in England.
The landscapes of the river's valley were painted in a visionary manner by the early Victorian artist Samuel Palmer.
By 1989 it was realised that the flow of the river was decreasing dramatically, when it was officially recognised as the 'lowest flow' river in the country.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Darent   (306 words)

  
 White River Massacre Chapter 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Cray Eachin shifted nervously from one foot to the other, wondering how the hell he had convinced himself that sneaking into the most important ceremony of the season was a good idea.
Cray had decided to let the bear have all the food she wanted until the close-set, hate-filled ursine eyes had turned on him and chosen him as a better meal.
Cray stepped even father back into the constantly twisting shadows cast by the bonfire when Kanneatche came strutting from his tepee, his old plug hat looking out of place amid the other braves in their finery as they prepared for the dance.
www.karllassiter.com /Wrm01.htm   (2222 words)

  
 River Cray - TheBestLinks.com - England, Suicide, 1822, 1540, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
River Cray, England, Suicide, 1822, 1540, 1781, 1766, 1760, River Thames...
The River Cray is a tributary of the River Darent in southern England.
It continues northwards through North Cray and Bexley, where there is a restored Gothic cold plunge bath house (built around 1766 as part of Vale Mascal Estate) and the parkland of Hall Place (built by John Champneys, 1540).
www.thebestlinks.com /River_Cray.html   (249 words)

  
 Bexley Council - Walks in the Borough - Cray Riverway
The route for walkers is described in three sections, starting at Foots Cray Meadows and, travelling northwards through the Borough of Bexley, it follows the river through North Cray to Hall Place at Bexley where the Cray is joined by its smaller tributary, the Shuttle.
Throughout its length the banks of the River Cray and the adjoining land contain a rich variety of flora and fauna which add to the interest of the river walk.
In the 16th century water provided by the River Cray furnished the power to drive "a mill whereof armour is fashioned".
www.bexley.gov.uk /visiting/craywalk0.html   (851 words)

  
 Probert Encyclopaedia: Gazetteer (Crap-Crd)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Cray is a village in North Yorkshire, England.
Cray's Pond is a village in Oxfordshire, England.
Crays Hill is a village in Essex, England.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com /G74C.HTM   (503 words)

  
 Flames of Rage - Chapter 8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Cray silently made his way past three of the villagers untill he came up beside the gangly youth that served as their scout.
Cray had argued that this wasn't the sort of trip he would've chosen for a seventeen year old farmer's son...
Cray strained to slow his breathing and began to filter out as many of the surrounding sounds as he could untill he heard what Breyen had refered to.
members.aol.com /crewhella/chapter8.html   (1833 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Kent
It is bounded on the north by the River Thames and the North Sea, and on the south by the Straits of Dover and the English Channel.
The River Stour is a river in Kent, England.
Chiddingstone Castle is situated in the village of Chiddingstone in the upper valley of the River Medway.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kent   (9187 words)

  
 Street Management - Walk details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
At Foots Cray, and for the rest of the route through Bexley borough to Erith, you are in company with Section 2 of the London Loop, starting with idyllic Foots Cray Meadows, where you pass the ancient Five Arch Bridge.
The river is currently inaccessible through Old Bexley, so there are two alternative routes away from the river, either via Old Bexley village, passing Bexley station, or using paths and tracks through farmland and woodland.
The Cray Riverway continues through remote countryside beside the Darent, past an impressive raised dam, then along the south bank of the Thames, here a kilometre (half a mile) wide, with a good view of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
www.dlr.co.uk /streets/walking/walkdetails.asp?id=34   (578 words)

  
 North Cray
This small village on the River Cray near the Old Maidstone Road was given to Bishop Odo (c.1030 – 1097), the half brother of William the Conqueror, along with nearby Ruxley as part of the Domesday Survey in 1086.
The two parishes of North Cray and Ruxley were united in 1557 when the hamlet of Ruxley with its church was abandoned.
Foots Cray Meadows were formed from the part of the combined estates of Foots Cray and North Cray Places and these were linked by Five Arches Bridge, built in 1782 as part of a major redesigning of the gardens thought to have been carried out by Capability Brown (1715 – 83).
www.ideal-homes.org.uk /bexley/north-cray.html   (453 words)

  
 Foots Cray
Foots Cray was initially a fairly large village whose environs included the smaller hamlets of Sidcup and Longlands.
Even as late as the 19th century Foots Cray village lay partly in the parish of Foots Cray and partly in Chislehurst and it was therefore placed under two urban district councils when these were created in 1894.
Foots Cray Church is dedicated to All Saints and even though there is no documented evidence of a Saxon church, it seems possible that there was a place of worship before the Norman conquest.
www.ideal-homes.org.uk /bexley/foots-cray.html   (447 words)

  
 Crayford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Crayford is a town in the London Borough of Bexley that was an important bridging point in Roman times across the River Cray, a tributary of the River Thames.
A public house in the town centre called "The Bear and Ragged Staff" is well known as a venue for live pop/rock bands; it was briefly renamed "The Orange Kipper" in the mid-1990s, before public outcry convinced the owners to reinstate the traditional name.
This section of the LOOP is based on an earlier signed walk, the Cray Riverway, and many of the signposts along it still carry the older route's name.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Crayford.htm   (351 words)

  
 The Flames Of Rage, Chapter Five - an Enchantica story (novel) by Peter Van Mol
The green-clad dwarf confirmed his dislike of water by handing Cray the flask and asking him to fill it from the river, but still came closer to the edge than his new companion had expected.
Both the silence that followed his question and the strange gleam in the dwarf's eyes convinced Cray that he'd intruded into what probably was a very private matter for the other man. A few seconds later, the dwarf sighed and sat down beside the younger man to tell his story.
Cray knew from experience that appearances could be very deceiving, but he doubted that the grumpy Greiss could fake such a rumbling sound well enough to fool him.
members.fortunecity.com /enchantica/pvmch5.htm   (1509 words)

  
 LOCALITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The River Cray then passes under the A2 and past Hall Place which is famous for its Topiary (the cutting of bushes) models of mythological and heraldry figures.
To the West of Crayford is open fields bordered by the River Cray and the A2 road to London.
South Darenth is north of the Village of Horton Kirby and strides the River Darent.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~mchatwin/locality.htm   (3962 words)

  
 London Borough of Bexley - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The River Thames is its northernmost boundary with the London Borough of Havering.
The line of higher land, mostly heathland, which follows the course of the River Thames, crosses the borough in Belvedere, where it is named Lessness Heath.
To the south of the borough, Foots Cray Meadows flank the River Cray, which joins the River Darenth north of Dartford and flows through the borough.
open-encyclopedia.com /London_Borough_of_Bexley   (216 words)

  
 Walking With Dogs
The area consists of 97 hectares of open grassland and woodland with the River Cray running through the centre.
It's a fairly shallow river, doesn't have a very strong current and is safe for dogs to paddle or swim in.
Keep walking along the river bank or across the open grassland and you'll come to the Five Arches Bridge and beyond the bridge, a large lake full of ducks and beautiful swans.
www.walkingwithdogs.co.uk /footscray.html   (460 words)

  
 London Loop in Bexley
Past the pier the Loop heads away from the river again, passing a supermarket on the edge of Erith town centre and then running east through an industrial estate to reach the edge of the built-up area.
Areas of lush river meadows line each side of the Darent; Dartford Marshes on the far side, Crayford Marshes to the near side.
This is Foots Cray, and is a short section of urban bustle.
www.jbutler.org.uk /London/Bexley/loop1.shtml   (1685 words)

  
 River Shuttle - TheBestLinks.com - England, Kent, London, 1750, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
River Shuttle - TheBestLinks.com - England, Kent, London, 1750,...
River Shuttle, England, Kent, London, 1750, Dover, London Borough of Greenwich...
The River Shuttle is a small tributary of the River Cray in Kent, England.
www.thebestlinks.com /River_Shuttle.html   (195 words)

  
 River reclamation & Blue Ribbions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The River Thames, and London's other rivers, were once industruial arteries and should be re-claimed for recreation and nature conservation.
Many rivers are boundaries, so that adjoining councils and landowners can consider them to be a neighbour's responsibility.
When London's open space planners used to base their work on the concept of Open Space Deficiency (eg the 1951 plan), they did not treat the River Thames as an 'open space' (presumable because it was water, not grass).
www.londonlandscape.gre.ac.uk /waterways.htm   (239 words)

  
 London Biodiversity Partnership
The catchment of London rivers is mainly urban and these rivers provide a valuable green corridor within the built environment.
Recent enhancement schemes and river restorations, for example those on the Ravensbourne, have found elvers as far upstream as Norman Park in Bromley.
These can be found on the Ravensbourne, River Quaggy, River Wandle, Hogsmill River, River Roding, River Lee, River Crane and River Brent and are another potential threat to freshwater habitats and their native species.
www.lbp.org.uk /02audit_pages/au22_rivers.html   (722 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Format - Croydon Guardian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The polluted stretch of the River Cray where bodies of dead fishfloated, killed by millions of gallons of sewage.
Luckily all the pollution was carried downstream and into the Thames, sothat the upper reaches of the Cray and Darent were unaffected.
Mr Timms is disabled by osteoarthritis and fishing in the Cray, just 10minutes from his home is one of his biggest pleasures.
www.croydonguardian.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=77166   (292 words)

  
 Bexley Council - Things to Do in Sidcup
Five Arches Bridge across the Cray is worth seeing but sadly Foots Cray Place, a Palladian mansion built in 1756, was destroyed by fire in 1949 - only the walled garden and stable blocks survived the blaze.
Foots Cray Meadows is situated in the less densely populated, south east corner of the Borough of Bexley.
Totalling 97 hectares, it consists of a rolling landscape, ancient woodland, the River Cray and its adjacent woodlands and wildflower margins.
www.bexley.gov.uk /service/towns/sidcup/thingstodo.html   (1047 words)

  
 Upper Cray Valley Project - ODAS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Cray is a river in north Kent, which runs from the Orpington area into the Thames near Dartford.
The Upper Cray Valley Project is a survey carried out by ODAS (in conjunction with local museums) of archaeological finds in the Upper Cray Valley area.
The area around the river's source in Orpington is the upper Cray valley.
www.w3graphics.co.uk /odas/cray.php   (155 words)

  
 Long-Distance Walks: London Loop: Day 2: Old Bexley to Jubilee Park
I was pleased mainly because the stretch of the river on day 2 is utterly delightful; whereas day 1 follows a choked Cray, surrounded by litter and industrial waste, day 2 sees a lovely stretch of clear-watered rural river, populated by swans, spanned by picturesque brick bridges.
It's a perfect place for a wander, and if you're doing this walk on its own, then you'll have plenty of time to bring along a picnic; the River Cray at this point is a great spot to drop the cloth, crack open the hamper and start on the sandwiches.
Foots Cray itself doesn't take too long to cut through, though there is a rather long walk along the back of the houses and past the football pitch where the local football team, the Cray Wanderers, struts its stuff.
www.longdistancewalks.com /london_loop/day02.html   (824 words)

  
 cacg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Thames21 River Keepers are out every day at locations along the River Cray keeping on top of things too and removing those items that the public events are unable to deal with.
We are also seeking the support of communities along the River Shuttle in Bexley to form ANOTHER AAR group and up river on the Cray in Bromley Borough.
The River Cray burst its banks and flooded along sections on the evening of Saturday 10th september 2005.
www.cacg.co.uk   (2572 words)

  
 Cray - UK Shop Search > Cray
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www.infospot.com /searchdirectory/shops/Cray.html   (312 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Format - Watford Observer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
A PLAGUE of 10-inch rats is terrorising a riverside housing estate, as a result of a deliberate policy designed to encourage the animals to breed.
Reeds bordering the River Cray have not been cut by the Environment Agency for nearly a year and the three-foot high plants provide the perfect home for rodents.
Stanley Lock, 66, has lived by the river for 20 years and has experienced periodic surges in the rat menace.
www.watfordobserver.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=104597   (273 words)

  
 Bexley Americana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
It is located on the banks of the River Cray southof the Roman Road Watling Street.
There are two parts to the town - OldBexley, still with the appearance of a village, and more recent suburban areas that blend into Bexleyheath where the main administrative offices of the London Borough of Bexley and council chamber arelocated.
Hall Place is a former stately home, beside the River Cray near Bexley.
www.vermontreview.com /edge/29748-bexley%20americana.html   (405 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | Fish killed by vandals
The pollution wiped out all life in a 200-metre stretch in the River Cray, killing fish including pike, roach and rudd.
The sewage then cascaded over a weir and entered the Thames and the River Durrant where it is believed to have caused further damage.
Samples taken from the river reveal levels of oxygen a tenth of what they should be.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/182951.stm   (532 words)

  
 Guardian Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
This is an open letter to parents of the three young girls, who galloped their horses along the bed of the River Cray.
There is a perfectly adequate ride provided by Bexley Council, but this does not appear to appeal to the seemingly thoughtless young riders who prefer to put themselves, their mounts, and other users of the Meadows at risk by their irresponsible conduct.
The Cray River bed is littered with all manner of hazards which could seriously injure horses.
www.walthamforestguardian.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=73539   (170 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Rivers of the United Kingdom Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The list of Rivers of the United Kingdom is a link page for the rivers of the United Kingdom River Pool River Quaggy River Mole River Wey River Kennet River Churn River Cole River Windrush River Cherw...
The list of Rivers of the United Kingdom is a link page for the rivers of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Land's End.
For simplicity, they are divided here by the nation in which the mouth of the river can be found, and sea into which it flows.
www.ipedia.com /rivers_of_the_united_kingdom.html   (226 words)

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