WATERMILLS OF THE DARENT
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The River Darent is 59 Km long and rises in Westerham, 251m above sea level.
Darent River was once a source of power for 25 mills, making flour, paper, fabric and gunpowder !
To read the history of Horton Kirby Paper Mill and Westminster Flour Mill, click here
Wikipedia has an excellent page on the River Darent, click here
A Dartford ferry, operated by a hermit, was established in 1235 and the post of hermit continued until 1518.
Darent River was once a source of power for 25 mills, making flour, paper, fabric and gunpowder !
To read the history of Horton Kirby Paper Mill and Westminster Flour Mill, click here
Wikipedia has an excellent page on the River Darent, click here
A Dartford ferry, operated by a hermit, was established in 1235 and the post of hermit continued until 1518.