Roads were blocked, fields deluged and at least one home flooded when a river burst its banks.

Land around Thrussington was left under several feet of water yesterday following a weekend of heavy rains.

The Environment Agency issued only two flood warnings yesterday, including one on the River Wreake.

But this morning, the warning was lifted.

Heather and David Young's home at Thrussington Mill, on the Wreake, off Hoby Road, was under three inches of water.

She said nothing was damaged as they had designed the home to cope with floods, but said the water had come in without warning.

Mrs Young said: "I got up at 6.30am yesterday and it was there.

"As far as we can make out it's very localised – whether the river is blocked up or something we don't know.

"The Environment Agency has said it still has people out investigating.

"We've lived here for nine years and can cope with floods so long as we have warnings from the agency, but none came. They used to have people walking the river and clearing it, but now, unless it's a huge blockage, they're not bothered.

"If they kept the rivers clear we wouldn't get half the floods we do."

Photographer and Oakham town councillor Jim Harrison took the picture above.

He said: "The water was all across the fields and across the Rearsby to Thrussington road. The road wasn't passable.

"It does flood when it rains, but somebody said that it's the worst they had seen for years and years. I was quite amazed by it."

Environment Agency spokeswoman Lyn Fraley said she expected the waters to recede overnight.

As well as the flood warning on the Wreake, there were flood watches – saying low lying land and fields were threatened – on some low stretches of the River Soar.

She said: "Officers have been saying levels are generally falling on the Wreake."