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West Tofts is a deserted village located in civil parish of Lynford in the English county of Norfolk.

West Tofts
St. Mary Church, West Tofts
West Tofts Location within Norfolk
Population	0 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	TL880930
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP24
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°30′01.2″N 0°42′15.6″E

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.

A remarkable 500,000 year old stone hand axe was found here in 1911 which has a Cretaceous bivalve mollusc, Spondylus spinosus fossil shell incorporated into its construction. [1] It is now in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, at the University of Cambridge. [2]

References

• ^ Rootsweb.com (1998–2006). Ghost Towns/Deserted Villages of Great Britain. Retrieved February 17, 2006.

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