River Upper Great Stour

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River Upper Great Stour
River Stour and Tributaries
Origin	Lenham
Mouth	River Great Stour

The River Upper Great Stour,^[Note] (sometimes referred to as the River West Stour) is actually named on Ordnance Survey maps as the River Great Stour in Kent.

It rises south of the village of Lenham near Maidstone and joins with the River East Stour, either side of Pledge’s Mill at the bottom of East Hill, Ashford. The combined rivers then continue as the River Great Stour. The Great Stour then joins the River Little Stour to become the River Stour.

This part of the river flows through rural countryside, passing the villages of Charing Heath and Little Chart (where there is a watermill), before entering Ashford near Great Chart. In Ashford it helps form part of the Ashford Green Corridor.

The route of the Stour Valley Walk follows the river.

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^Naming The Environment Agency has two documents referring to "Upper Great Stour"" [1], [2] and none referring to the "West Stour" in Kent

River Stour in Kent and tributaries
River East Stour • River Great Stour • River Little Stour • River Upper Great Stour • River Wantsum • River Wingham • Aylesford Stream • Brook Stream (Spiders Castle Dyke) • Kennington Stream (Pen Lee) • Nailbourne • Ruckinge Dyke • Sarre Penn (Fishbourne Stream) • Whitehall Dyke • Whitewater Dyke
List of rivers of Great Britain