THESE haunting 19th century photos show daily life in an idyllic village that was wiped off the map by the creation of a huge reservoir. Ashopton in north Derbyshire had a population of about 100 p… ...

The churches, pubs, farms, schools and homes of Derwent and Ashopton were submerged in 1943, and what remains today is usually hidden beneath the surface of Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire's ...

Ladybower Reservoir was created in order to provide the growing cities of Derby, Sheffield, Nottingham and Leicester with water. In addition to Derwent, the neighbouring village of Ashopton was ...

Two abandoned villages deliberately flooded in 1943 to make way for the Ladybower reservoir have been revealed by low water levels. Derwent and Ashopton, in Derbyshire, were sacrificed to serve ...

A lost village 'drowned' beneath Ladybower Reservoir more than 70 years ago is to be brought back to life in a 3D reconstruction - with people being able to 'walk' through it for the first time ...

Vandals have scratched graffiti on buildings, and stones have been removed from walls of a lost Derbyshire village, hidden beneath Ladybower reservoir. News you can trust since 1887 Sign In ...

The long-lost ruins of a submerged church have been unearthed after reservoir levels dropped. Back in the 1940s, the village of Derwent in Derbyshire was flooded to make way for the Ladybower ...

THE current low water levels at Ladybower Reservoir have revealed the remains of two abandoned villages that were deliberately flooded in the 1940s. The villages of Derwent and Ashopton were abando… ...

The village of Ashopton, shown here on a postcard, was also sacrificed by the creation of the reservoir Linda De-burgh remembered seeing a small cottage and wooden gateposts in 1976.

Two abandoned villages deliberately flooded in 1943 to make way for the Ladybower reservoir have been revealed by low water levels. Derwent and Ashopton, in Derbyshire, were sacrificed to serve ...

A lost village 'drowned' beneath Ladybower Reservoir more than 70 years ago is to be brought back to life in a 3D reconstruction - with people being able to 'walk' through it for the first time ...