Ruins of a lost medieval village have been revealed after the ongoing drought depleted the water levels of a reservoir.
Nether Hambleton was demolished in the 1970s so the surrounding 3,000-acres could be flooded to form Rutland Water, in the East Midlands.
Relics of a medieval settlement were found at the site of the village when it was knocked down, and for 50 years have lain submerged alongside the modern material.
But now, the stonework and rubble have emerged once again – after roasting temperatures and an extraordinary lack of rain shrank Rutland Water significantly.
Slabs of brickwork and the footprints of buildings can be seen pockmarking parched, brown land that is usually the reservoir bed.
