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Imber is 5 miles SW of East Lavington. Grid Ref ST966484. Population 604 in 1831. It is now within a military training area, and has no inhabitants. The modern map from Streetmap shows Imber on a current Ordance Survey map.
Modern map of the area - link to Streetmap.co.uk Scale 1:50,000 shows Imber place name.
"Little Imber on the Down", by Rex Sawyer is the first book to be devoted to the history of Imber & its community on Salisbury Plain prior to all leaving in 1943 when Imber was handed over to the Army for Military Training. Published Sept 2001 by Hobnob Press, PO Box 1838, East Knoyle, Salisbury SP3 6FA. Available by credit card from "Devizes Books", Handel House, Sidmouth St, Devizes, Wilts, SN10 1LD; Phone 01380 725944, fax 01380 729141.
There is an annual service in the church, see Friends of Imber Church (has useful information and links, but does not seem up to date). From 21-23 August 2003 there was a special event, an evening promenade performance of a musical work by Giya Kancheli, organised by Artangel.
Information and links for indexes including a complete marriage index for Wiltshire are in a page on church records and indexes .
Indexes and registers of the parish church of Imber (St Giles)
There is a key to abbreviations and explanation of format of this list common to all parishes.
There is photograph of the church and over 40 other photographs of the village on Geograph.
Duncan and Mandy Ball have Photographs and transcriptions from Imber including the church and its graveyard.
The army took over Imber in 1943 as an area for training soldiers to fight among houses, and has been used for this ever since.
