The villages of Derwent and Ashopton vanished beneath the waters of Ladybower Reservoir in 1943, their churches, pubs, farms, ...

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 ...

Low water levels at a reservoir have revealed a rarely-seen abandoned village that was flooded in the 1940s. Derwent, in Derbyshire, made way for the Ladybower Reservoir, which was built between ...

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 ...

Beneath the waters of Ladybower reservoir in Derbyshire lies an area which was once the villages of Derwent and Ashopton complete with small stone cottages, tree lined lanes, a seventeenth century ...

Hordes of people are turning up at the ruins of Derwent in Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire which have been revealed by low water levels. All Sections. News you can trust since 1754.

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 ...