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Saved but submerged, the church represents a loss and a gain. It also shows our need for water and the competing demands upon our land. The water industry creates jobs, open spaces and wildlife habitats but can also change landscapes irreparably and erase whole communities. Normanton Church is a symbol of the struggle between preservation and progress, plus a reminder of the social and financial costs of our national infrastructure.

Click on the map to see an map of the same area. The extent of the reservoir can be seen in the location of Lax Hill bottom left and Hambleton Wood bottom right. But Rutland is ideal; the average climate, number of rivers and moisture-retaining clay soils are natural water sources.

Rutland is also within reach of the regions with the greatest water demand — East Anglia the driest and South East England the most populated. Many supply neighbouring parts of the country. It was submerged in to make way for Haweswater Reservoir. These spooky returns have become more frequent in recent years due to our increasingly dry summers. See our Mardale viewpoint for more information. Hambleton is situated close to a Dark Age meeting place for Anglo-Saxon administrative districts known as wapentakes.

By , the Domesday Book recorded Hambleton as being a village with a population of people, three priests, three churches, one mill and forty-five ploughs. The village later held a weekly market and an annual fair. Nether Hambleton itself was once a sizeable settlement during the Medieval period. Now, sadly, all that remains of its former glory is the splendid structure known as Normanton Church. Hambleton village today can boast around sixty houses. It has the thatched roofs and old stonework so typical of a very old English village and is surrounded on three sides by a beautiful rolling landscape of trees and fields.

On the other side, of course, is the largest reservoir in England. Normanton Park Hotel stands in five acres of beautiful gardens and parkland on the shore of Rutland Water. Normanton Park Hotel was once the stable block of Normanton Hall. When Sir Gilbert Heathcote bought this estate in Rutland in , the existing country house of Normanton Hall fell into his possession. The hall was later rebuilt by his son during the years The estate was sold off in but the mansion itself could not be disposed of as a complete lot.

The fixtures and fittings were auctioned in and the empty shell of the building was demolished — all but the former stable block. Now a three-star hotel, Normanton Park Hotel stands in five acres of beautiful gardens and parkland on the shore of Rutland Water. Being close to the A1 and M1, it is easily accessible. As a wedding venue, it is very conveniently situated for any couple who want to have their wedding ceremony at nearby Normanton Church. Home Of Normanton Church Museum.

Guests heard that the highlights of 25 hours of interview footage have been edited down to 40 minutes of clips. Three information panels with QR codes have also been created to allow people to access the videos with a smart phone wherever they are.

There is also a clip about the Sharp sisters who lost their home when the 3, acres of the land was flooded. The exhibitions are currently on tour around the county before they become a permanent feature at Rutland County Museum in Oakham.