Derwent, Derbyshire
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Derwent is a village 'drowned' under the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The village of Ashopton, Derwent Woodlands church and Derwent Hall were also 'drowned' in the construction of the reservoir.
The church held its last service in March 1943. The bell from the church may still be heard in Derbyshire, however, since it was re-hung in Saint Philip's in Chaddesden - built in 1955. Bodies from the graveyard were exhumed and reburied in the town of Bamford in 1940.[1]
Some of the structure of the village is still visible during dry summers, when the water level is low. The intact church spire remained the most prominent visible feature of the village for several years, until its demolition.
