History & Haunting of : Imber Village ,Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, UK. Imber is a small-ghost town....... I was handing Imber Village back over to one of the Range Wardens a few weeks ago and we were standing outside Imber Court. I told him to go in and have a look around to check for cleanliness but he refused to go in on his own. Naturally I asked him why; to which he told me his story. He said: I was in here around 2 years ago and upstairs closing a shutter that had been left open when I heard someone say right behind me What gives you the right. I thought it was someone pissing around but no one else was in the building. Id have also heard anyone walking away from me which I didnt as it was said right in my ear. I soon scarpered and have never set foot in here again on my own. By Fallschirmjager~ arrse.co.uk Imber Village was originally a Saxon village and came into being around 950AD or so and was evacuated in 1943 for the training prior to D Day. Imber Court was originally the medieval Lords manor and was rebuilt in the 18th Century. Back in the time of the second world war, Imber was forcefully evacuated with the promise of its return after the war, this never happened. The goverment took over it so American troops have extra space and Buildings to practice the D-Day landings. 60 years later, this has not been given back, even with many court cases it has never been given back due to its great.. secrets. Its opened for a couple of days a year, for easter, the village church, has NEVER been touched by army. Resident and familys of them can visit the graveyard under escort from the Police. The residents, loved the village, and they fought the idea about evacuating, most of them are dead by now, it is said that the village is haunted by many ghosts, this include groundskeepers and old residents. This is a recount of a story told my a Territorial Army soldier, who is my dad: He was speaking to the grounds keeper, or the guard of the village, they were talking about the church, and the various other parts of the village, they spent a good couple of hours talking, and a few weeks later, when he returned on a exercise, another ground keeper was there, and he spoke to him, and told him about the other ground keeper, basically he told him that hes the only one, and the last one before him died 6 months ago. As you enter the village, you feel a not alone presence, its old buildings looking at you.. the woods feeling like its alive. The village pub, the old one is now abandoned. People report hearing cheers of old regulars. Moving on from them storys, theres been reports of Witchcraft up there. Back in the 18th to 19th Century, their was apparently witchcraft activity. Theres been no confirmation of this. But on a trip i went there, next to a parking lot, just off it, was a small old bottle, obviously dugged up by army activity. This was a old medicine used by them in the 18th to 19th century. Once you visit this place, you will feel its spooky feeling. Video HERE > https://youtube/watch?v=b3zT7wez2iQ Also: It is a criminal and civil crime to enter this area, when its not under its regular open time or during escort. mysteriousbritain.co.uk The church of St Giles was built of dressed limestone in the late 13th century, replacing a church which had stood on the site since the 12th century. The tower with its five pinnacles and the north and south aisles followed in the 14th century. Extensive rebuilding was undertaken in the 19th century. The church no longer has its pews or other fittings however the remains of medieval paintings can still be seen on the walls including a set of 17th-century bell ringing changes painted on the north wall of the tower. The village is part of the British Armys training grounds on the Salisbury Plain. 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 their homes, so the churchs font was moved to Brixton Deverill, the pulpit to Winterbourne Stoke and the seating, bell and two effigies to Edington.The village, which is still classed as an urban entity, 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. Unlike the rest of the parish, St Giless church and its graveyard remained in the hands of the Diocese of Salisbury, although access to them was and is controlled by the Ministry of Defence. Imber is a much better place to visit when it is open over Christmas and New year. The strange feeling you get there of isolation and ghostliness is far more pronounced in the dead of winter. Also the church and graveyard are sometimes open then. The first time I went into the church was very strange. It was completely empty of any furniture or items you would expect to find in a church except for a decorated Christmas tree which was really surreal! I live fairly locally to Imber and have visited every Christmas for the past few years and I always get shivers up my spine when I catch the first glimpse of the church spire in the distance. There is such a feeling of emptiness and sadness there. Sometimes you get the strange feeling of long gone villagers watching you from the shells of the few old houses that still remain. I have always felt an odd fascination and connection to Imber and so imagine how I felt when I did my family tree last year and discovered that my family came from Imber!! Really weird!!! by barbury23 mysteriousbritain.co.uk More PHOTOS HERE > dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081081/Site-thats-abandoned-World-War-II-gets-visitors-year.html Lots more photos HERE > https://flickr/photos/61521912@N04/sets/72157626620424966/ Photo 1 by visitwiltshire.wordpress- St Giles. Photo 2 by unusual-encounters.blogspot.co.uk/ Photo 3 by westerndailypress Photo 4 by franceftars.us
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:00:33 +0000
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