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Stanford evacuated Breckland village

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: no searching possible; period range is medieval to 1940s rural material plus military debris.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

medieval parish evacuated in WWII

Village whose name means stony ford, emptied when the Army took it into the Stanford Battle Area during the Second World War. The infantry training area is still in use.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

live military training areaUnexploded ordnance

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