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St Mary's Churchyard

Tyneham, Purbeck District, Dorset, England

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Get directions Tyneham, Dorset, England

Coordinates: 50.62301, -2.16900
tynehamvillage.org/tyneham-church/
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Tyneham village was abandoned during the Second World War so that the surrounding military ranges could be used for training for the Normandy Landings. The villagers were promised that they could return, but the Ministry of Defence still owns the deserted village, and the return has never happened. Only the school and the church are still roofed, and can be visited on certain weekends when the ranges, now mainly used for tank training, are not in use.
When the villagers left, Evelyn Bond pinned a note to the door of St Mary's Church: "Please treat the Church and houses with care. We have given up our homes where many of us have lived for generations, to help win the war to keep men free. We shall return one day and thank you for treating the village kindly."
(Text by Sheilia W.)

(Photo by Antony McCallum, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license. Attribution: WyrdLight-McCallum www.wyrdlight.eu)

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