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

The village boasts plenty of amazing restaurants, shops and a nature reserve, and it's loved by locals and visitors alike.

In 2018, a hot, dry summer descended on the English Midlands, and as the waters of the Ladybower Reservoir fell, the lost village of Derwent emerged. It was all gone. The lanes of gritstone ...

Astonishing photos show the remains of an abandoned village that has been a source of mystery since it was flooded during the Second World War. The historic buildings of Derwent in Derbyshire have ...

Drowned village where church bells can still be heard rising from mud 80 years later. ... Tourists explore the ruins of Derwent emerging from the mud in a dry spell (Tim Hallam / Wikimedia Commons ...

Derwent was drowned in 1944 along with its limestone cottages, a church, the stone-built country house Derwent Hall and the neighbouring village of Ashopton.

In addition to Derwent, the neighbouring village of Ashopton was also sacrificed. Some visitors to the BBC East Midlands Facebook page, external remembered the reservoir being particularly low in ...

It quickly became apparent that two would not be sufficient, and so a third was rehired. This dam was the nail in the coffin for Derwent, and by 1945, it was completely underwater.

Walkers exploring the ruins of a ‘lost’ village exposed by the ... a walker had taken a tumble whilst walking down the banks of Ladybower Reservoir to view the exposed remains of Derwent village.

Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer, a saxophone and piano duo from Scotland, will perform a concert at Sutton Upon Derwent village hall later this month. Leeds news you can trust since 1890.

In 2018, a hot, dry summer descended on the English Midlands, and as the waters of the Ladybower Reservoir fell, the lost village of Derwent emerged. It was all gone. The lanes of gritstone ...