Imber is an uninhabited village in part of the British Army's training grounds on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England.
Imber is an uninhabited village in part of the British Army's training grounds on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, entire civilian population was evicted in 1943 to provide an exercise area for American troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during the Second World War. After the war villagers were not allowed to return to their homes. The village, which is still classed as a civil parish, remains under the control of the Ministry of Defence despite several attempts by former residents to return. Non-military access is limited to several open days a year.
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