Derwent (submerged village)

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Derwent (submerged village) was a former village in Derbyshire, England, that was abandoned and flooded in the mid-20th century to create the Derwent Reservoir.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former village
submerged settlement
abandoned 20th century
accessRestrictedTo reservoir margins
associatedWithInfrastructure Derwent Dam NERFINISHED
Howden Dam NERFINISHED
Ladybower Dam NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
currentStatus underwater ruins
demolishedBeforeFlooding true
floodedFor Derwent Reservoir NERFINISHED
governedByBeforeSubmergence Derbyshire County Council NERFINISHED
hasCulturalAssociation local folklore about drowned villages
hasHeritageStatus site of historical interest
hasHistoricalPeriod 19th–20th century
hasMediaCoverage documentaries about lost villages
local history publications
historicalCounty Derbyshire NERFINISHED
historicalFunction residential settlement
rural agricultural community
locatedIn Derbyshire
England
Peak District NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory High Peak NERFINISHED
locatedInRiverBasin River Derwent NERFINISHED
locatedInWaterbody Derwent Reservoir NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bamford NERFINISHED
Glossop NERFINISHED
Howden Reservoir NERFINISHED
Ladybower Reservoir NERFINISHED
Sheffield NERFINISHED
namedAfter River Derwent NERFINISHED
notableNearbyFeatureBeforeSubmergence Derwent Hall NERFINISHED
Derwent church NERFINISHED
partOf Derwent Valley NERFINISHED
Derwent civil parish NERFINISHED
Upper Derwent Valley reservoir scheme NERFINISHED
populationAfterSubmergence 0
primaryPurposeOfReservoir public water supply
reasonForFlooding construction of a water supply reservoir
remainsInclude bridge abutments
building foundations
road surfaces
submergedIn mid-20th century
topicOf articles on submerged villages in Britain
tourismRelatedTo reservoir walks and viewpoints
transportConnectionBeforeSubmergence local roads through Derwent Valley
visibleWhenWaterLow true

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Derwent Reservoir hasNearbyVillage Derwent (submerged village)