Abandoned UK village closed to public set to reopen for four days Residents of the unusual settlement were evicted in the 1940s The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
A journey back in time to the ghost village on Salisbury Plain Once a year, a fleet of Routemasters takes visitors through an army training area to a settlement that has lain empty since the second world war The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023
Silence of Wiltshire ghost village broken for ‘last burial’ at its church Mourners celebrate life of one-time resident Ray Nash, after MoD permits burial in village of Imber The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023
Last ever funeral for 'ghost village' that's been empty since mass evacuation in 1943 The funeral of 87-year-old Ray Nash will be held in Imber, where he lived as a baby. The Wiltshire village was evacuated in 1943 for wartime training exercises and no one has been allowed to live there since. Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022
‘Ghost village’ evacuated and closed in 1943 to have its last ever funeral Imber in Wiltshire was cleared by allied forces during the Second World War to make way for training exercises for D-Day The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022
Inside UK’s ghost village left empty for 80 years after evacuation of residents The abandoned Imber was evacuated in 1943 to provide an exercise area for US troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War 2. Daily Record · May 6, 2022
Inside UK's ghost village left empty for 80 years after all residents told to go The abandoned Imber in Wiltshire was cleared in 1943 to provide an exercise area for US troops preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War 2 and has remained empty ever since Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022