Not everyone can say they have lived in an abandoned village. Not many have done so alone for 47 years, either. Elizabeth Prettejohn lived in Hallsands, Devon on her own from 1917 and stayed there until her death in 1964.
When she was aged 33, a massive storm hit the village, washing much of it into the sea. Amazingly, nobody died. The 79 inhabitants managed to flee during a lull in the storm and sought safety on higher ground.
But Elizabeth was the only person who decided to stay in what was left of Hallsands, leading a simplistic existence eating eggs from her chickens or fish from the sea, Devon Live reports.
The terrible storm washed away 37 homes, as well as the store and the pub which was called The London Inn. Elizabeth remained
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