River Darent in flood: Eynsford Bridge © Stephen Craven cc-by-sa/2.0

2013

TQ5365 : River Darent in flood: Eynsford Bridge

taken 11 years ago, near to Eynsford, Kent, England

River Darent in flood: Eynsford Bridge

December 2013 was a very wet month, and the latest downpour had been on 23 December, three days earlier, leading to widespread flooding including here in the village centre. The depth indicator showed 3 feet in the middle of the ford. A more usual depth is 1 foot TQ5365 : Ford, Eynsford.

River Darent

The Darent or Darenth rises in the Greensand Hills south of Westerham and flows 21 miles north to meet the Thames near Dartford (Crayford Ness). For more information on the river see Link or Link

Eynsford :: TQ5465

Eynsford is a small village on the banks of the River Darent, south of Dartford.
Wikipedia: Link

Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Village, Rural settlement Roads, Road transport River: Darent other tags: River Flooding Christmas 2013 Floods Ford Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Tweeted from @geograph_bi, May 2014 Automatic Clusters: · Eynsford Ford [49] · Bridge [39] · Bridge and Ford [24] · Bridge over River Darent [21] · Leading to Widespread Flooding [7] Other Photos: · Cyclists, Eynsford village ·

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Grid Square: TQ5365, 475 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Stephen Craven (more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 26 December, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 5 January, 2014
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 5398 6552 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.0723N 0:12.6362E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 5396 6554
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TQ5365 : River Darent in flood: Eynsford Bridge

taken 11 years ago, near to Eynsford, Kent, England