an English river, rising in the Wiltshire Downs, flowing through Wiltshire and Berks eastward, by Avebury, Marlborough, Hungerford, Newbury (where it becomes navigable), and Reading, below which it joins the Thames, after a course of about 50 miles. The vale of Kennet, from Newbury to Reading, is one of the most fertile districts in England. The Kennet is celebrated for its trout, and its cells are commemorated by Pope:

"The Kennet swift, for silver cells renowned."