River Ember
The River Ember is a short
History
The Ember was until the 1930s a distributary. As such the River Mole was similar to two other Thames tributaries, the Colne and the Cherwell, in having more than one channel in its lowest stretch.
The River Mole flowed into the River Thames separately slightly further upstream at the point where
Close to its start, Ember Mill stood on an island in the Ember reached from a footbridge at the end of Orchard Lane by Imber Court, Thames Ditton. The mill was demolished around 1837 and the sluices and waterfalls on either side are all that remain to indicate the site.[2] The mill was originally a corn mill but was later used for manufacturing brass and iron wire.[3] This part of the Ember is bypassed by the new channel of the flood prevention scheme, but a small flow runs into the old course to keep it looking largely as it used to.[4]
Fishing
There is a section of the river at Old Cow Common,
See also
References
- ^ East Molesey history Surreyproperty.com
- ^ "The Mills, Lower Green Esher". Lower Green Esher. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- OCLC 1000982567.
- ^ A Guide To The Industrial Archaeology Of The Borough Of Elmbridge
- ^ Fresh water directory
External links
51°23′34″N 0°21′23″W / 51.39272°N 0.35642°W
