River Mole earth, about a mile from "Darking" in "Surrey", and after some two miles sees the light againe, which to be certaine hath been affirmed by Inhabitants thereabout reporting triall made of it. John Milton (c. 1562–1647) described the river as In a similar vein, Alexander Pope (1688–1744) wrote in his poem "Windsor Forest" (first published 1713) Robert Bloomfield (1766–1823) writes the following lines about the Mole Valley in his 1806 poem "Wild Flowers". Extract from "The River Mole or Emlyn Stream" by Mary Drinkwater Bethune, which was published in 1839. The major tributaries of the River Mole are the Ifield
2008 Mole Valley District Council election 2008 Mole Valley District Council election Elections to Mole Valley Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 46.5% a drop from the 47.2% seen in the 2007 election. Issues in the election included a proposed incinerator, Council Tax, planning, leisure and recycling. The results saw no change in the number of councillors for each party but the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties swapped seats. The Conservatives gained Westcott ward from the Liberal Democrats but lost Leatherhead North