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One of its sources rises at Postling near Hythe and becomes the River East Stour. Another rises at Lenham near Maidstone and becomes the River West Stour. They join at Ashford to become the River Great Stour. Some parts of the river in Ashford flood (heavy rainfall) and have made walkways and roads unusable in the past. The source of a river, usually a lake or a spring, is the farthest point of a river from its estuary or confluence with another river. ... Postling village is situated near the Roman road of Stone Street, about 17 miles south of Canterbury. ... The small seaside resort and village of Hythe, in the District of Shepway, (derived from ship-way) is one of the five original Cinque Ports on the south coast of Kent, in England. ... The River East Stour is one of the sources of the River Stour in Kent. ... Lenham. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maidstone is the county town of Kent, in southeast England, about 30 miles from London. ... The River West Stour is actually named on Ordnance Survey maps as the River Great Stour in Kent. ... Location within the British Isles Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. ... The River Great Stour is one of the sources of the River Stour in Kent, formed when the River East Stour and the River West Stour join at Ashford. ...

The Great Stour flows through Canterbury and Plucks Gutter. The River Little Stour then joins the Great Stour to become the River Stour. The River Wantsum joins here, too, and the Stour flows through Sandwich and into the English Channel at Ramsgate. St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury (Latin: Duroverum) is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... The River Little Stour is one of the sources of the River Stour, Kent. ... The River Wantsum is one of the source rivers of the River Stour, in Kent, England. ... Arms of Sandwich Town Council Sandwich is an historic town in Kent, south-east England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel, also for some time known as the British Sea (French: La Manche, the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to... Ramsgate is an English seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in East Kent was one of the great English seaside towns in the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque ports. ...

Historically, the River Stour's mouth was at Stourmouth, near Preston, Kent where it emptied into the Wantsum Channel, dividing mainland Kent from the Isle of Thanet. The Channel has since silted up, becoming the River Wantsum to the north and the Stour from the Wantsum's confluence to the new mouth at Ebbsfleet.

See also

• Rivers of the United Kingdom