Whatever Happened to the British Village of Imber?

From the Jan. 22, 2011, BBC.

In December 1943, the whole population village of Imber on the Salisbury Plain was called to a meeting and told they would have to leave for six months as the area they were in was to be used for D-Day preparations.  They readily agreed, figuring it was their part in the war effort.

The area became a British training base.

However, six months came and went and they are still not back in their homes nearly 69 years later.  The area is still under British Defense rule.  In the interim, their homes were damaged by war maeub\vers and, of course, the elements have taken their toll.

I didn't see how many people lived there in 1943, though.

Hey, Britain, It's About Time to Let Your People Go Home.  --GreGen