▁. ▁ ▁- ▁number ▁I ▁( III ). ▁- ▁S . ▁ 1 7 - 1 8 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Mer c aba . org ▁ ▁Tele fon ica . net ▁ ▁Arch ival encia . org ▁ ▁L l engu aval enci an asi . com ▁ ▁Santos ju anes . com ▁ ▁Category : Con ver ts ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁from ▁Islam ▁Category : Span ish ▁former ▁Muslim s ▁Category : Span ish ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁sain ts ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁the ▁Po ble t ▁Mon aster y <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁River ▁Ash ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁shall ow ▁river ▁in ▁Sur rey , ▁England ▁and ▁its ▁course ▁of ▁ 1 0   km ▁or ▁ 6 ▁miles ▁is ▁just ▁outside ▁Gre ater ▁London . ▁Work ▁has ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁straight en , ▁sl u ice ▁control , ▁d red ge ▁and ▁hem ▁in ▁sections ▁over ▁centuries . ▁It ▁flows ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁present ▁distrib ut aries ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Col ne ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁St aines ▁Mo or ▁immediately ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁St aines ▁B yp ass ▁east wards ▁through ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Sp el th or ne ▁before ▁meeting ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁navig able ▁to ▁craft ▁and ▁is ▁rich ▁in ▁plant ▁and ▁insect s , ▁particularly ▁re eds ▁and ▁but ter f lies . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁The ▁river ▁is ▁a ▁distrib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Col ne