This one seems to have conveniently slipped under the radar of local news. The entire village of #Littlebredy near #Bridport #Dorset is being evicted after the anonymous new owner bought the estate last autumn.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/28/village-dorset-eviction-private-money-power-rural-england

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction โ€“ proof that private money holds all the power in rural England

This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

โ€˜The people of #Littlebredy, a village of 32 homes, wholly owned by the estate, say they have been ordered to leave from January.

At the beginning of this month, access to parts of the 800-hectare (2,000-acre) grounds, widely enjoyed by local people, was terminated, with red signs to this effect and padlocks on all the entrances.โ€™

And done behind the front of a PE company.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/28/village-dorset-eviction-private-money-power-rural-england

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction โ€“ proof that private money holds all the power in rural England

This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian