In rural explorer vernacular, Whatley is what is referred to as a “semi-abandoned site” or “semi-ghost town” meaning it still has a few residents but most buildings and homes are abandoned.

Nearly all of Wakayama's 30 towns, cities, and villages have ... an owner and order them to patch up a dilapidated or abandoned home. In rural areas, he went on, there's a multi-generational ...

The medieval period was one of social upheaval, and there is a list of villages, once part of local landscapes across the country, that did not survive one particularly seismic event. The Black Death ...

Italy's small towns may be scenic respites from ... Across the country, quaint villages and rural hamlets have taken to selling their abandoned properties for a single euro or less with the ...