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	River Stour, Suffolk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The River Stour is a river in East Anglia, England.
		It is 76km (47 m) long and forms most of the county boundary between Suffolk and Essex.
		RSPB Stour Estuary is a nature reserve managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/river_stour__suffolk (188 words)

	Clare, Suffolk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clare is the name of a small town on the north bank of the River Stour in Suffolk, England.
		It is 22 km from Bury St Edmunds and 14 km from Sudbury.
		This 13th Century stone castle keep sits upon a 70ft high motte overlooking the town on the banks of the River Stour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clare,_Suffolk (365 words)

	River Stour and Bures
		The River Stour is one of the major rivers in Suffolk, which flows through the centre of the village.
		It forms the county boundary between Essex to the south and Suffolk to the north.
		The River Stour was made navigable as a commercial waterway in 1705 from Sudbury to the sea, unfortunately nearly all of the locks have disappeared.
	www.bures-online.co.uk /river/River.htm (610 words)

	The Stour from Source to Sea
		THE STOUR BROOK rises ½ mile south of the source of the Stour, flows E in Cambridgeshire for a mile and then SE through Suffolk and Essex to join the Stour at the point where it becomes the border between Suffolk and Essex.
		The 1795 canalisation of the Stour (The Stort was canalised in 1796 and the Chelmer in 1797) had 15 locks and the towpath crossed the river 33 times.
		At the foot of this hill just before road crosses river at a height of 91 ' is a turning to Semer Church which stands among trees on the green valley floor close to the river and at the foot of a steep wooded hill.
	www.foxearth.org.uk /StourFromSourceToSea.html (6979 words)

	Suffolk
		Inland Suffolk has few peers in terms of picturesque countryside and villages, and the area of central Suffolk between the heathland and the coast is a delightful place for getting away from it all to the real countryside, with unchanged ancient villages, gently flowing rivers and rich farm land.
		The relative flatness of Suffolk gives every encouragement for motorists to leave their machines, and the peninsula, still relatively peaceful, is ideal for a spot of walking or cycling, or even boating.
		Southeast of Ipswich, the peninsula created by the River Deben and the River Orwell is one of the prettiest areas in Suffolk, its winding lanes leading through a delightful series of quiet rural villages and colourful riverside communities.
	www.travelpublishing.co.uk /HiddenInnsEastAnglia/Suffolk/SuffolkMain.htm (575 words)

	History by Waterway from River Stour (Kent) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		He was employed to survey the river with a view to making some improvements in the navigation but produced a more radical plan than had been expected.
		He suggested that the shallow meandering river between Sandwich and the sea should be replaced by a new cut and a new harbour be built near Sandown Castle at a cost of £45,777.
		The Valley of the Stour From Weston Green to Harwich by N G Rogers, Published by Ian Henry Publications Ltd - An illustrated history and topography of this valley.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/History24.html (2770 words)

	Walking in Suffolk
		Along the river Stour south of Lavenham is 'Constable Country', home of England's most famous landscape painter and the subject of his glorious paintings which so poignantly captured rural English life.
		The Stour flows peacefully through a chalky valley with willow and poplar lining lush water-meadows, and walks between Sudbury and Flatford capture the essential 'Englishness' of the scenery.
		There are five rivers flowing to the Suffolk coastline, where their estuaries attract many kinds of wildfowl and wading birds.
	www.walkingpages.co.uk /places/CP_suffolk_intro.htm (1123 words)

	The Wildlife Trusts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Suffolk Wildlife Trust were extremely concerned about this hunt because an Otter Survey of the Stour (MacDonald and Mason, 1997) had indicated that regular signs of otter were found from Haverhill through to the estuary at Catterwade.
		The river is quite shallow in parts and the huntsmen and dogs were crossing the river by wading.
		The River Derwent at Ebchester is a ‘frontline’ for otter population expansion from Northumberland to Durham.
	www.huntinginquiry.gov.uk /evidence/wildlifetrusts.htm (6064 words)

	A River path (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The River Meander must be a wonderful sight, its Turkish curves so tantalising that it has given the English language a verb and a noun.
		The variegation found in a single river valley and the differences among catchments are part of the great workings of nature, time and geology, arid the efforts that we humans have made to control and use water for our own ends.
		If you live by one of these, you might tell us how they are different from their West Country namesake, in the way they are pronounced, the landscapes they pass through and the marks they leave, the mills they run, the bridges that span them.
	www.england-in-particular.info /riverpath.html (598 words)

	The River Stour Trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		John was a lifelong campaigner for the waterways movement,paticularly in East Anglia and especially for the River Stour.
		He was one of the members of the action committee which preceded the formation of the River Stour Trust itself in 1968.
		His knowledge of the river and of the history of the River Stour Navigation is legendary and he has contributed much over many years to raising the profile of the river and the Trust through his many articles and publications.
	www.riverstourtrust.org /Newindex.html (678 words)

	Sacramento River Sources at Riverbendguideservice.com
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	www.riverbendguideservice.com /sacramento_river_s.html (468 words)

	Suffolk Cottage Holidays introduces Constable Country and the Stour valley
		The River Stour, one of the longest and most beautiful rivers in East Anglia, little changed over the centuries, winds its way through a wide pastoral and wooded valley to the coast at Manningtree.
		The southern most village in Suffolk important since Roman times as a crossing point of the Stour river – Stratford St Mary means ‘street over the ford’.
		The River Stour Trust operate an electric launch for river trips at certain times during the season.
	www.suffolkcottageholidays.com /constablecountry/index.php (628 words)

	Suffolk holiday cottages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		One of Britain's great rural counties, Suffolk offers...space and peace, gently rolling countryside, and picturesque villages with thatched, colour-washed cottages; scenes that inspired some of BritainÕs greatest painters.
		Suffolk is steeped in history, which can be enjoyed through some of Britain's finest medieval small towns, a re-constructed Anglo-Saxon village, and a range of historical re-enactments.
		This modern detached property, in a quiet cul-de-sac, is only 200 yards from the banks of the River Stour.
	www.cottagedirect.co.uk /cottage-holidays/17-holiday-cottages-Suffolk.htm (440 words)

	Blyth Navigation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The River Blyth Navigation was about 7 miles in length and was located in the Southwold area of Suffolk.
		The blame was immediately (and almost certainly wrongly) passed to the river and the restoration project lost the backing of both the local council and the National River Authority (now the Environment Agency).
		The entrance to the river is relatively narrow as it runs between Reydon and Tinker's marshes.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/blythnavigation.htm (675 words)

	SLAMNET - Suffolk Aerial Photographs
		The river Stour was used a great deal for water power and transport during the 18th and 19th centuries.
		The river was dredged and the banks raised to built large ponds of water which as can be seen here powered water mills to grind local corn into flour.
		Today, the river is used by Anglian Water to transport water from a neighbouring drainage basin in Cambridgeshire for use in Essex.
	www.slamnet.org.uk /suffolkair/rural55.html (256 words)

	River Stour (Kent) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The River Stour Trust : The Trust, a registered charity, was formed in 1968 to protect the right of navigation on the River Stour (Suffolk).
		Was a river navigation with 12 locks and 4 half locks between Stourbridge and Kidderminster.
		Various schemes for navigations around the River Tees none of which were authorised or built.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/River-Stour-Kent.html (475 words)

	Suffolk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Suffolk is lowland Britain at its best – rolling countryside, medieval market towns and picturesque villages with thatched and colour-washed cottages.
		The route in Suffolk is perhaps the most alcoholic of the whole North Sea Circuit, with a vineyard on the route near Framlingham, and three breweries and two cider and apple juice producers within reach of it.
		You then descend to the well-wooded valley of the river Stour, an area better known as Dedham Vale or ’Constable Country’, where the great landscape painter grew up and painted.
	www.northsea-cycle.com /uk_filer_uk/uk_sufolk_uk.html (411 words)

	Suffolk Cottage Holidays - self catering holiday accommodation in Suffolk
		Suffolk Cottage Holidays self catering accommodation makes an ideal base for beach holidays, sailing, walking, bird watching and cycling or simply relaxing by or on the water.
		The River Stour, one of East Anglia’s longest and most beautiful rivers, winds its way through a wide pastoral and wooded valley.
		Slow-moving rivers, fens, marshes, woodlands and open countryside, some of the finest parts still rarely explored, where narrow lanes trace ancient field boundaries and lonely flint clad churches stand proud.
	www.suffolkcottageholidays.com /areas.php (570 words)

	BBC - Suffolk Don't Miss - Suffolk By Sam - 'The River Orwell'
		The name Orwell is believed to have meant 'river near the shore', a name which derived from the Anglo Saxons.
		Authors such as Arthur Ransome were inspired to write the children's book 'Swallows and Amazons' when residing near Pinmill, while the river is part home for migrant and over wintering birds that dwell and feed on the mud lands.
		The iron skeletons of the distant dock cranes don the skyline marking the start of the river at the Stour estuary where it then flows into the North Sea.
	www.bbc.co.uk /suffolk/dont_miss/suffolk_photos/july_04/july_photos.shtml (536 words)

	Suffolk
		A tributary of the River Brett fording the main street in Kersey, Suffolk.
		A ford is a stretch of river shallow enough to be waded through on foot or crossed in a vehicle.
		The River Stour, in East Anglia, England, which separates the counties of Essex and Suffolk.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0011995.html (381 words)

	Colchester Angling Preservation Society The River Stour, River Colne, River Chelmer, River Can & the River Wid
		Along the way the river varies from being fast and shallow to slow and deep, and therefore supports a wide variety of species.
		The River Colne at Fordham is also under CAPS control in addition to which the Society has just taken control of the river Chelmer, Wid and Can in Chelmsford Town.
		In most instances, parking is limited, and nearly all stretches involve a walk across fields etc. As a consequence, access for disabled angled is severely restricted.
	www.caps.org.uk /rivers.htm (224 words)

	Bridge over the River Stour
		Measuring 40 metres in length, with two lanes and walkways varying between 1.2 and 2.0 metres, the new three span bridge is a reinforced concrete structure with a central span of approximately 20 metres.
		The water rich environment of the area – the floor of the river is chalk and water saturated – also made piling difficult.
		The team is also required to keep an ‘open water channel’ during construction for birds and fish – and has a regular visitor in the imperious shape of a swan and its signets.
	www.costain.com /news/bpjun02/news1.htm (1150 words)

	IWA News - Head Office Bulletin - October 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		A further outcome of the County's review was that it became the catalyst for improved relationships among a number of bodies with disparate interests in the river navigation.
		Various alternative mooring solutions, such as widening the river at Midsummer Common, capping the number of incoming boats, and developing an off-river marina have also been suggested as potential solutions to the current situation.
		St Neots Lock on river Great Ouse will be closed from Monday 04th October 2004 to Friday 29th April 2005 to allow for the completion of enlargement works to the lock chamber incorporating new upstream lock gates.
	www.waterways.org.uk /library/archives/bulletin/2004/oct04.htm (5000 words)

	barker bros.
		Like many of their Suffolk neighbors, Richard and Joannah were Puritans.
		He died in Newry and is believed buried in the Wight cemetery but the location of his headstone is not known.
		Benjamin died in Newry and is buried at Sunday River cemetery where his grave is decorated with a Revolutionary War medallion.
	www.rootsweb.com /~mecnewry/barker_brothers.htm (823 words)

	John Constable Information - Articles Free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		He was born in East Bergholt, a village on the River Stour in Suffolk, England.
		Constable is known for his landscape paintings, though he only sold 20 paintings in England during his lifetime and was not elected to the Royal Academy until he was 52, just 8 years before his death.
		At the time, his work was appreciated more in France, and his The Hay Wain painting showed in the Paris Salon in 1824.
	www.articlesfree.com /index.php?title=John_Constable (208 words)

	Stour & Orwell Estuaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Stour and Orwell estuaries offer sheltered waters, stunning scenery and a very wide choice of marinas, sailing schools, shops and clubs to cater for all your sailing needs.
		The navigation in the Stour and at the mouth of both rivers is controlled by Harwich Haven Authority.
		If you are disabled, two excellent teaching centres can teach you to sail: East Anglian Sailing Trust (EAST) at Suffolk Yacht Harbour in Levington (www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk, 01473 624218) and the Woolverstone Project, which offers courses at Woolverstone Marina and Alton Water (01473 312137 or 01473 625160).
	www.stourandorwell.org /enjoy/sailing (933 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Trust, which is a registered charity, was formed in 1968 to protect the right of navigation on the River Stour.
		Since then it has restored the locks at Flatford and Dedham and built a lock at Gt.
		Cornard, it has also raised one of the original barges that was used on the navigation, restored the Quay Navigation Basin and The Granary at Sudbury, now the Trusts Headquarters with a museum and a tearoom.
	www.riverstourtrust.org (110 words)

	Old Hampshire Gazetteer, Stour, River
		There are several 'Stours' in England, eg also in Kent and Essex/Suffolk.
		Ekwall relates it to the 'Stura' in Italy and gives it an Indo European background allowing it to mean 'strong powerful river'; though citing words meaning 'pole' does not make the theory convincing.
		Ptolemy's position makes this the Axe at Seaton; a possible alternative is the combined mouth of the rivers Avon and Stour at Christchurch, both of which rivers have tributaries called Allen.
	www.envf.port.ac.uk /hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0006868.htm (407 words)

	Essex
		Essex is a county in southeast England, which has the River Stour, Suffolk and Cambridge in the north and the North Sea in the East, in the South has the Thames and Kent and to the west London, Hertfordshire and Middlesex and covers an area of 1529 square miles.
		Essex has many river estuaries that are dotted along the coastline.
		In the centre and north of Essex is a high and very wooded area with dales and grasslands whereas the southwest of Essex is the Hainault districts and Epping which has the remains of the very old Waltham Forest, which at on time stretched from London to Colchester.
	www.britain.tv /travel_essex.shtml (191 words)

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