Sturston, Norfolk
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The village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during the Second World War as part of the Stanford Battle Area, an infantry training area that is still in use today. The village and most of the parish are within a prohibited area and access is not allowed without special permission from the Army.[2]
The civil parish has an area of Template:Cvt and in the 2001 census had no inhabitants. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[3]
References
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 229 - Thetford in the Brecks. Template:ISBN.
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Rootsweb.com (1998–2006). Ghost Towns/Deserted Villages of Great Britain. Retrieved 17 February 2006.
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
External links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Sturston.
- Information from NorfolkChurches.co.uk on the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches.