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    Orford's explosive past
    Click on the video below to discover more about the top-secret military testing that took place at Orford not so long ago...

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    An old Ministry of Defence sign on Kings Marsh at Orford Ness. The site has been cleared of unexploded bombs
    © NTPL / Joe Cornish
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