Tyneham

Some years ago, when I moved from Mexico, my in laws took me to a ghost town.

I have never been in one, so I was intrigued by what will I find there.

It took a long trip to get there, but eventually we made it.

The name of the town or village is Tyneham.

Source: http://tynehamvillage.org/

As you walk through its roads you start feeling a bit curious thinking who might lived there and how long ago. My husband then started to tell me a little bit of the village's history.

It was a normal 30km2  village, with a church and a small school. Mainly farmers used to live there. As you get into the church there's this: " Please treat the houses and church with care; we have given up our homes where many of us 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."

The people who used to live there, were displaced by the then called : War Office, for using the village as a training troops place.

The thing about this village is that people never returned due to the War Office placed a purchase order for getting the village permanently.

You can still see the little chairs at the school and the names of the last students by the hangers where they used to hang their coats.

It makes you wonder how bad the situation was back then, and what those people did after they were forced to leave their houses.

It is worth making the journey. Hope you are intrigued now.

For more information , please visit this website http://tynehamvillage.org/