River Wantsum
| River Wantsum | ||
 The River Wantsum |
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| River system | River Stour | |
| Drain over | River Stour → Strait of Dover | |
| River basin district | South east | |
| origin | east of Reculver 51 ° 22 ′ 13 ″ N , 1 ° 13 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the River Stour coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 46 " N , 1 ° 14 ′ 59" E 51 ° 19 ′ 46 " N , 1 ° 14 ′ 59" E
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| Right tributaries | Sarre Penn | |
The River Wantsum is a watercourse in Kent , England . It arises east of Reculver and flows first in an easterly direction and then in a south direction. It flows into the River Stour south of Sarre .
In Roman times and in the Middle Ages, the River Wantsum was a canal almost 2.5 km wide and navigable by seagoing vessels. He linked Reculver with Richborough .
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