Coopers Haugh Farm Under Water

A Memory of Derwent Reservoir.

My husband's ancestors, the Swinburn family, lived at Coopers Haugh near Edmundbyers in the 19th century. We were unable to find any trace of the farm on a map but have now learned that it is under the Derwent Reservoir.
Although we currently live in California, my husband, John, was at Durham University when the reservoir was built and the area flooded - 40 years ago.
It's a beautiful spot and we have enjoyed visiting Edmundbyers and Blanchland. John's great grandmother was Elizabeth Swinburn and it was her grandparents who lived at Coopers Haugh. Elizabeth married Robert Aynsley from Consett - and the rest, as they say, is history.........!