{"id":20293,"date":"2023-09-28T16:28:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/?p=20293"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:30:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:30:31","slug":"a-guide-to-imber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/a-guide-to-imber\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Imber"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20293\" class=\"elementor elementor-20293\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b6453 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33b6453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddac4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddac4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Brief History of Imber Village<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da6ff5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4da6ff5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39520e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39520e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bef501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bef501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imber is a deserted village in Wiltshire, on the Salisbury Plain Military Training Area. Imber was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Prior to World War Two, it was like any other typical British village. It was an isolated village, with most of the residents working on the farms in and around the village.<\/p><p>In the late 1800s the M.O.D began buying up parts of Salisbury Plain which it used for training. In the 1920s they then purchased the farms that were the main employment for the residents of Imber, essentially forcing the residents to accept the money offered by the war office for their homes. By the time the Second World War started, the M.O.D owned all but a few of the buildings in Imber.<\/p><p>Following a meeting where they were told they had 47 days to leave, the village of Imber was fully evacuated in 1943. This was to allow the allied forces, predominantly US forces to use the area for training. Although the villagers were told that they would be able to return to their homes after the war, this never happened.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1c575 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da1c575\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa60ee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fa60ee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0edd4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0edd4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5801205_orig.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5801205_orig.jpg 389w, https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5801205_orig-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ff63d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67ff63d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472b801 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"472b801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69374e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e69374e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Present Day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3065605 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3065605\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296bbb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"296bbb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It has remained owned by the Ministry of Defence since 1914, and it was used for urban military training during The Troubles in the 70s. Today the Ministry of Defence still owns Imber, and it is still used for military training. However, the village is open to the public on a limited number of days each year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231834a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"231834a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc7208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc7208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>When to visit<\/strong><\/p><p>Imber is only open to the public on a limited number of days each year. Currently it is only open to the public from 7<sup>th<\/sup> to 10<sup>th<\/sup> April 2024 and Imber Bus Day on 19<sup>th<\/sup> August 2024.<\/p><p><strong>How to get to Imber<\/strong><\/p><p>Imber is located in the middle of the Ministry of Defence training area on Salisbury plain. The only way for the general public to access the village is via a fleet of Routemaster double decker-buses that leave from Warminster. More details about the open days can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitwiltshire.co.uk\/whats-on\/imber-open-days-p2531933\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>What\u2019s a day at Imber like? <\/strong><\/p><p>Once you arrive in Imber, you are free to explore the village at your own pace. There are a number of things to see, including:<\/p><ul><li>St Giles&#8217; Church:\u00a0This 13th-century church is the only building in the village that is still in regular use. It is open to the public on open days, and there is a cafe serving refreshments.<\/li><li>The school:\u00a0The former village school is now a museum, with exhibits on the history of Imber and its former residents.<\/li><li>The war memorial:\u00a0This memorial commemorates the villagers who served in the First and Second World Wars.<\/li><li>The abandoned cottages and farmhouses:\u00a0These buildings are a reminder of the village&#8217;s former life. They are in varying states of repair, but some of them still retain their original features.<\/li><li>Imber Court: the manor house that used to host various celebrations for the residents of the village.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a5fdf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0a5fdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b813837 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b813837\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003b363 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"003b363\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dece7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dece7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imber is a unique and fascinating village, with a rich history and a beautiful setting on Salisbury Plain. It is a place where you can step back in time and experience the peace and tranquility of a traditional English village, while also learning about its wartime past.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:259\">Whether you are interested in history, nature, or simply looking for a place to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, Imber has something to offer everyone. With its charming cottages, winding streets, and stunning views, it is a truly special place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ff032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d4ff032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06eb124 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"06eb124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitwiltshire.co.uk\/whats-on\/imber-open-days-p2531933\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to find out more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb91160 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb91160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c983b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c983b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/600-p9185269-tn_orig.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/600-p9185269-tn_orig.jpg 449w, https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/600-p9185269-tn_orig-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dentons.net\/localinfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/600-p9185269-tn_orig-400x535.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Brief History of Imber Village Imber is a deserted village in Wiltshire, on the Salisbury Plain Military Training Area. 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