A picture of Milton Regis, in the county of Kent

Milton creek is a tidal inlet running from Milton and Sittingboune to the Swale - the tidal channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from the mainland. The heyday of the creek began in the mid 19th century when the first of a series of paper mills, cement works and brickfields was introduced. Fleets of vessels brought in London sweepings and sand for bricks, mud and lime for cement - and took away the finished product.

Kent