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England, Wiltshire

Imber Salisbury Plain evacuated village

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Saxon to 1943 farming village, MoD training area

Linear Salisbury Plain village first documented in 967, peaking at 440 people in 1851. The War Office evicted about 150 residents in 1943 for American troop training and they were never allowed back.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

military training areaUnexploded ordnance, derelict buildings

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