Derwent
Derwent was a village 'drowned' in 1944 when the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England, was created. The village of Ashopton, Derwent Woodlands church, and Derwent Hall were also 'drowned' in the construction of the reservoir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 43 residents
- Description: civil parish and former village in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Derwent Chapel”, “Derwent, Derbyshire”, and “Derwent, High Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog and Derwent Dam.
Derwent Edge
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. Derwent Edge is situated 1½ miles east of Derwent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alport Castles and Ashopton.
Alport Castles
Locality
The Alport Castles are a landslip feature in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. At over half a mile long, it is thought to be the largest landslide in the United Kingdom. Alport Castles is situated 2½ miles northwest of Derwent.
Ashopton
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ashopton was a small village in Derbyshire, England, in the valley of the River Ashop. The village population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aston, Derbyshire. Ashopton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Derwent.
Yorkshire Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yorkshire Bridge is a small hamlet at grid reference SK200850 near the Ladybower Reservoir dam in the English county of Derbyshire. Administratively the area forms part of the civil parish of Bamford and the district of High Peak. Yorkshire Bridge is situated 3 miles southeast of Derwent.
Derwent
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Hope Woodlands, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Derwent” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Derwent”
- Cebuano: “Derwent”
- Chinese: “Derwent”
- Dutch: “Derwent”
- French: “Derwent”
- Irish: “Derwent”
- Japanese: “ダーウェント (ダービーシャー)”
- Ladin: “Derwent”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Derwent (Derbyshire)”
- Polish: “Derwent”
- Swedish: “Derwent”
- Turkish: “Derwent, Derbyshire”
- Welsh: “Derwent, Swydd Derby”
- Welsh: “Derwent”
- “Derwent”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nether Booth and Hope.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bridge-end Pasture and Derwent Reservoir.
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