The ruins of two lost villages that were abandoned more than 80 years ago have been unearthed at drought-hit reservoirs.
The villages of Derwent and Ashopton have been uncovered from the depths of Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire after drought conditions hit the county earlier this summer.
The villages, which were last visible in 2018, were deliberately flooded in the 1940s to make way for the Upper Derwent Valley reservoir, which can hold approximately 2,869 mega litres of water.
Historic buildings, churches and limestone cottages were submerged when the Derwent Valley was flooded between 1935 and 1943 to create the reservoir, which supplies water
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