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Old 13th June 2008, 22:50
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Originally Posted by Footie View Post
Sounds like a lot of villages here.
Unfortunately, most are now full of holiday homes - only occupied a few months of the year.
A dead village means the village shops, pub and post office close, so it turns into a ghost town.
But don't worry about the locals - they can't afford the houses anyway so you won't find any.
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It as World War 2 which did that to the village I mentioned, but it was unspoilt with mostly locals at the time. It's certainly been ruined now, more a tourist destination than anything else.
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