Town under a reservoir?

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blazing_staruk

Yes that would be Rutland water and the church is normanton church...the whole village of normanton was flooded when they built the reservoir.
It's a beautiful place to visit on a nice sunny day worth another visit.
http://www.rutnet.co.uk/pp/gold/viewgold.asp?id=3491

myattclaire

Blithfield Res in staffordshire when it's low you can see the remains of some buildings but not a church steeple if i remember correctly - unless it fell down

BARROWMAN

In England there are several such towns. The mill village of Goyt in Derbyshire; the towns of Derwent and Ashopton for Ladybower Dam; the village of Hambleton, inundated by Rutland Water; the town of Mardale in the Lake District, flooded by Haweswater Reservoir.

BrilliantPomegranate

Why has Kielder Reservoir been down-thumbed?

It's true. Kielder is the biggest man-made reservoir in Europe I think (and the Londoners wanted to steal our water during their "drought", hmph!) any way, they flooded a town to build it, and so the buildings are underneath the water. When its hot, the water level drops and the building become visible.

Tada!

BALACLAVA

theres one just outside rochdale,but i dont know what the place
is called!!!!!!!!
apparently they flooded the town & when we have really dry
summers you can see parts of it...
hope this helps

333-half-evil-333

keilder reservoir

eifionrefail

There is one in North Wales..near Bala..the village was called Tryweryn.

Mrs Squarepants

You may be thinking of Grafham Water, which is about 5 miles off the A1 near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Whether it is true or not, I can't say, but local folklore says that a village was flooded when it was built. Personally I've never seen it but that doesn't mean anthing. I have found pieces of Victorian terracotta pipes washed up, and if you're a fossil hunter, there's plenty to be found due to the clay soil. Hope this helps.

private

Youre probably thinking of Ladybower reservoir in north derbyshire

Michael F

Kielder Water in Northumberland, or theres one in the Lake District where you can see the old village when the water level drops . . . . . Stop dissing Kielder, great watersports there too . . And other stuff

Peachy Girl

Beual Water in Kent I think

All I know is it has a town under the reservoir and that there is a church under there too

fairy mary

I thought it was Elan Vally west Wales, but my hubby says hes heard of one in England

heebygeeby

I read a story like that once,didn't know there was a real place.

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