Hambleton Peninsula
The Hambleton Peninsula lies within the reservoir Rutland Water, in Rutland, England.[1] When the Gwash Valley was dammed in 1975, the area surrounding what was then a ridge was submerged, including a small number of properties in the hamlets of Nether Hambleton and Middle Hambleton.[2] The village of Upper Hambleton survived, and now sits on the peninsula, which is some 2¼ miles (3500 metres) in length and 1000 yards (metres) in width.
The area of the peninsula lies in the parish of Hambleton with the exception of a small detached area of Exton parish on the north shore.
The Hambleton Peninsula and its surroundings feature heavily in British author Robert Goddard’s fictional mystery thriller Set in Stone (1999).
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The high street of Upper Hambleton -
View of the north shore of Rutland Water from Hambleton Peninsula
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229866.
- ^ Ovens, Robert; Sleath, Sheila. "Rutland History: Rutland Waters". www.rutlandhistory.org. p. 325. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
52°39′N 0°38′W / 52.65°N 0.64°W
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