The travellers vs the Earl: Traveller who turned idyllic beauty spot into illegal 'prison camp' must tear it down after losing three-year battle with angry villagers
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Leeroy Johnstone lost a High Court legal battle against the Earl of Inchcape. The dispute concerned rights over woodland located on a large estate in Wiltshire. Johnstone had used the area to create a settlement that locals described as an illegal prison camp. A court has now ordered him to tear down the structures. This decision ends a three-year conflict between Johnstone and angry villagers.
Leeroy Johnstone had only recently lost a High Court showdown with the 83-year-old Earl of Inchcape after he claimed rights over woodland on his sprawling Wiltshire estate.