The Tank Graveyard near Imber. Imber is an uninhabited village in part of the British Army's training grounds on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England. It is situated in an isolated area of the Plain, about 2.5 miles (4 km) west of the A360 road between Tilshead and West Lavington. The 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 now part of the civil parish of Heytesbury, 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.
@777margo I use to live in one of the villages nearby where there were people who were evacuated from Imber. My parents knew all of them well. I visit Imber when it is open, usually at Christmas & Easter time, along with many others to keep the hope alive that maybe one day it will be returned.
