- River Tillingbourne
:"The river is sometimes called the Tilling Bourne."
The River Tillingbourne runs along the south side of the
North Downs joining theRiver Wey atGuildford . Its source is near Tilling Springs to the north ofLeith Hill at gbmapping|TQ143437 and it runs through Friday Street,Abinger Hammer ,Gomshall ,Shere , Albury, Chilworth and Shalford. The source is a semi-natural uninhabited area. The catchment is situated on sandstone which has a low rate of weathering. [ [http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file21719.pdf Tillingbourne Acidification Study] ]The river used to power a number of
gunpowder ,paper and corn mills in the area. [ [http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Tillingbourne+at+work?opendocument Surrey County Council Walk] ] The gunpowder mill was at Chilworth. Present day users include atrout farm,watercress beds and a business growing reeds. [ [http://www.sayers-croft.org.uk/geography_gcse.htm Field work] ]The River Tillingbourne supports a healthy fish population of both wild
brown trout and coarse fish. TheEnvironment Agency has been working with local fisherman to improve the habitat for these fish by recreating a pool and rifflehabitat and by cutting back overhanging vegetation. [ [http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/regions/thames/1366613/1370524/1370554/?version=1&lang=_e Environment Agency] ]References
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