England, Dorset
Tyneham WWII-evacuated village
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea potteryAlso reported: look only: shell fragments and practice rounds are ordnance, not finds; Victorian and early 20th century domestic debris lies inside a live range.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Domesday village evacuated 1943
Purbeck village recorded in Domesday as Tigeham, with a 15th-century church and a manor house. In late 1943 the War Office requisitioned the valley for tank firing ranges and 225 people were displaced, never to return.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unexploded shellsLive firing range, tank traffic
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