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Terms and conditions applyThe Lost Villages of England
Leigh Driver
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Format: Book
Pages: 176
Publisher: New Holland
Date Published: Nov 2006
Stock Code: 60068
Binding: Hardback
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Britain is full of deserted, abandoned and lost villages. There are over 3,000 in England alone. Many were deserted in medieval times, for reasons ranging from death by plague to the depletion of the area's natural resources, whilst others were deserted more recently for reasons of 'national security'. Villages such as Tyneham in Dorset and Imber in Wiltshire, were taken over by the military in wartime, yet were never returned to their original inhabitants. Today, the desolate remains of these once-populated villages are all that remain to tell the stories of the inhabitants that once lived and worked there.
Author Leigh Driver examines the historical writings, documents and archaeological remains that bear witness to the past and tells the story of the demise of each 'lost' village. Illustrated with modern and contemporary colour photographs alongside old aerial views, maps and historical documents, these 'lost' villages are brought back to life in this outstanding book. It also serves as a timely and sobering reminder of the transience of human affairs and activity - all-engulfing as we might seem, we are the merest breath on the neck of the world.
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