The East Malling Stream, known locally as "The Stream", rises at Well Street, East Malling, Kent, and flows in a generally easterly direction to join the River Medway at Mill Hall, Aylesford.

[1] The Domesday Book recorded two mills worth 10/- at Metlinge (East Malling).

He was succeeded by William Blunden, who was working at Upper Mill in 1819, followed by Robert Tassell c.1823.

The mill pond was some 200 yards (180 m) long, and covered an area of just over ½ acre in 1840.

The pond of Weir Mill is roughly square in shape and covers an area of just over ¼ acre.

The timber clad original mill building dates from the reign of Queen Anne.

Middle Mill was in existence in 1684 when the pond was shown on a map drawn by Abraham Walter.

In 1755 Richard Gowlett was the papermaker here, and in that year he took John Evernden and Elizabeth Sands as apprentices.

He was recorded at a manufacturer of brown and white paper in 1832 and Francis Collins joined him in partnership that year.

They were involved in a Court case in 1859 over the discharge of foul water used in the paper making process.

In 1792 Clement and George Taylor were granted a patent for the use of chlorine for bleaching rags for use in paper manufacture.

James Whatman claimed that he was able to prove that several trials had already been made, including by Mr. Larking, who owned Lower Mill at that time.

This partnership was dissolved c.1844 and Henry Smith was the sole occupier of the three mills, worth together £420.

It is likely that Lower Mill ceased regular production of paper in 1848, being used spasmodically until 1851, and closing completely by 1852.

A Domesday site, one mill was recorded at Dictvne (Ditton) with a value of 10/-.

Tenants of this corn mill include Edward Smith in 1724, J Whiteing from 1725 to 1743, Thomas Shepard 1744–54, his widow in 1755–6, William Luck in 1757.

He was still at the mill in 1803 but by 1812 his son Stephen Golding was recorded as a master paper maker of Ditton when he married.

However, in the 1881 census brother Charles is shown as the miller living there with his wife and family.

A steam engine was recorded at the mill in 1887, but had gone by 1890, when Walter Skinner was the miller, still there in 1895.

The machinery was removed and the building converted into stables by A E Reed & Co. Ltd. the mill was demolished c.1950 but the waterwheel survived until 1969.

In recent years Kent County Council have attempted to close the road through the ford without going through the correct legal channels.