Ashopton

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Ashopton was a village in Derbyshire, England, that was submerged in the mid-20th century during the creation of Ladybower Reservoir.

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Ashopton canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former village
submerged settlement
administrativeCountyHistoric Derbyshire
buildingsDemolished all main village buildings
commemoratedBy interpretive signage
memorial plaque
country United Kingdom
culturalAssociation one of the drowned villages of the Derwent Valley
currentSite under waters of Ladybower Reservoir
demolishedFor Ladybower Reservoir
evacuatedFor construction of Ladybower Reservoir
floodedFor Ladybower Reservoir
fullySubmergedByYear 1945
governedByHistoric Derbyshire County authorities
heritageStatus lost village
locatedIn Derbyshire
Derwent Valley
England
Peak District
locatedNear Bamford
Derwent
linked to: River Derwent

Snake Pass
locatedNextTo River Ashop
memorialLocation near Ladybower Reservoir
notableEvent demolition and flooding for Ladybower Reservoir project
notableStructureLost Ashopton Chapel
oftenMentionedWith Derwent (submerged village)
parishChurch Ashopton Chapel
populationCharacteristic small rural community
preSubmergenceLandscape riverside meadows
valley farmland
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
farming
reasonForSubmergence creation of a drinking water reservoir
water supply needs for Derbyshire and South Yorkshire
region East Midlands
religiousDenomination Methodist
linked to: Methodist churches
submergedBy Ladybower Reservoir
submergedInPeriod mid-20th century
submergedYearApprox 1943
successorSettlement no direct replacement village
tourismAssociation Ladybower Reservoir visitor area
linked to: Ladybower Reservoir
transportRouteNearbyHistoric road between Sheffield and Glossop
valley Ashop Valley
visibleWhen water levels of Ladybower Reservoir are very low
watercourse River Ashop

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Win Hill near Ashopton
Ashopton Viaduct locatedNear Ashopton
S33 containsSettlement Ashopton