Tyneham Village, near Wareham, Dorset. Part of the Purbecks. Evacuated in 1943 and remains deserted. Church and School only intact buildings.
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3744 x 5616 px | 31.7 x 47.5 cm | 12.5 x 18.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
16 July 2017Location:
Tyneham, Dorset, United KingdomMore information:
In 1943 the villagers were moved from Tyneham village and Worbarrow Bay areas by Winston Churchill’s War Cabinet prior to the area being used for D-Day preparations. They never returned. Today Tyneham village and Worbarrow Bay is part of the Ministry of Defence Lulworth Ranges including Worbarrow Bay coastline