Darent

On the River Darent, in Kent - which as recently as 1996 used to dry up in places during the summer, stranding and killing fish and other aquatic life - the amount taken from the river has been cut by 35m litres a day compared with 20 years ago, increasing river flows and so enabling much greater numbers of brown trout, pike and other fish to live in its waters.

Rivers the healthiest in a generation due to stricter pollution controls 2011

The highest death rate is at Whipps Cross in London, but the Royal Bolton, Darent Valley in Dartford, St Richard's in Chichester, Worthing and University Hospital Coventry also appear to be hospitals with excess mortality.

Elderly people waiting less time for urgent hip operations 2011

According to the Environment Agency, around 35m fewer litres a day are now being taken from the River Darent in Kent than 20 years ago, support larger populations of wildlife including brown trout and pike.

Otters are back – in every county in England 2011

I showed him a letter of authorisation signed by my Darent and also my driving licence.

Penalty Francis, Dick 1997

[197] “Darent operam consules ne quid detrimenti respublica capiat”

The Life of Cicero Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882 1881

[197] "Darent operam consules ne quid detrimenti respublica capiat"

Life of Cicero Volume One Anthony Trollope 1848

Four times did Vortimer valorously encounter the enemy; (1) the first has been mentioned, the second was upon the river Darent, the third at the Ford, in their language called Epsford, though in ours Set thirgabail, (2) there Horsa fell, and Catigern, the son of Vortigern; the fourth battle he fought was near the stone (3) on the shore of the Gallic sea, where the Saxons being defeated, fled to their ships.

History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) fl. 796 Nennius 1846

Among other places where flint tools of the antique type have been met with in the course of the last three years, I may mention one of an oval form found by Mr. Whitaker in the valley of the Darent, in Kent, and another which Mr. Evans found lying on the shore at

The Antiquity of Man Charles Lyell 1836

On the River Darent in Kent, for example, around 35 million fewer litres per day are now being taken than 20 years ago, increasing river flows and helping to support larger populations of wildlife including brown trout and pike.

Evening Standard - Home 2011

Kent, and Kenwulph, king of Wessex, He defeated the former in a bloody battle, at Otford upon the Darent, and reduced his kingdom to a state of dependence; he gained a victory over the latter at Bensington, in

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John David Hume 1743