Dana Huntley
Among the largest artificial lakes in Europe, Rutland Water was constructed in the early 1970s as a water reservoir. Several ancient villages were abandoned beneath its surface. Normanton Church, however, was preserved on a manmade causeway. It now houses a museum to the story of the lake. Rutland Water Nature Reserve occupies its western shore, and a 25-mile path around the lake’s circumference is popular with walkers and cyclists.
Dana Huntley