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 ...

Ashopton in north Derbyshire had a population of about 100 people and boasted dozens of cottages, a pub and village ... under water in 1943. It made way for the giant Ladbybower Reservoir that ...

A third reservoir, Ladybower, was approved to be built ... Ashopton, the second sunken village, also lay undisturbed under the water, but I knew there was no chance of ever seeing it as it ...

The flooded villages of Derwent and Ashopton sit spookily under water after ... seen - poking out of the reservoir. When it gets very hot, people can walk through the village community.

Graffiti has been scratched on buildings and stones pulled from walls at a rarely seen abandoned village. "Unprecedented" numbers of visitors have flocked to Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire ...

Walkers exploring the ruins of a ‘lost’ village exposed by the drought at Ladybower Reservoir near Sheffield ... several reservoirs under Yorkshire Water’s management also contain the ...

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 ...

Two abandoned villages deliberately flooded in 1943 to make way for the Ladybower ... of Derwent village. “The long dry spring and summer has lowered the water levels of the reservoir slowly ...

Bamford is a village tucked away in the verdant folds ... One of the key attractions in Bamford is the Ladybower Reservoir, a vast body of water encircled by forests and walking trails loved ...

The remnants of a church, abandoned houses and other buildings were consigned to a watery grave when Ladybower reservoir was created. The remains of another lost village hidden beneath the ...

A 'lost' village which has re-emerged due to low water levels has been vandalised. The town of Derwent in Derbyshire was purposely flooded by the Ladybower Reservoir between 1935 and 1943.