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

Derbyshire police have put out the appeal and said: "The man, who was in his 40s, was found at the car park close to the Upper Derwent Visitor Centre shortly before 4.30pm.

Two fisherman sailed dangerously close to a shaft overflow. But why does the reservoir have them?

A dam in the Peak District has been lit up in red, white and blue to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Derwent Reservoir in Derbyshire was one of the sites where pilots practiced dangerous low ...

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 ...

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… ...

A man in his 40s has tragically died at Derwent Reservoir. Derbyshire Police are trying to trace the American tourist who found him.© (Photo: National World) ...

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.

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 ...