Public Granted Rare Access To The Forgotten Village Of Imber

WARMINSTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: The sun illuminates a grave stone in the churchyard of St Giles in the village of Imber on September 12, 2010 near Warminster, England. The village located on Salisbury Plain was evacuated in December 1943 by the military for training US soldiers preparing for the D-Day invasion and villagers were told at the time they would be allowed to return in six months. However despite several attempts and public appeals the villager's hopes were never realised and the village remains to this day in the control of the Ministry of Defence. Despite being located in the middle of a high explosive 'impact area' in the UK's Salisbury Plain military training zone the MoD does grant public access to the village, including next weekend which coincides with the annual St Giles Church Service. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)