# Mosterton

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Village in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England

Mosterton Admiral Hood pub being rethatched Mosterton Location within Dorset Population 604 [1] OS grid reference ST596065 Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Beaminster Postcode district DT8 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset List of places UK England Dorset 50°50′47″N 2°46′17″W / 50.8463°N 2.7713°W / 50.8463; -2.7713

**Mosterton** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in [Dorset](/source/Dorset), [England](/source/England), situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of [Beaminster](/source/Beaminster). In the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) the parish had a population of 604.[1]

The village's name derives from [Old English](/source/Old_English) and means the thorn tree belonging to a man named Mort. In 1086 it was recorded in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) as *Mortestorne*.[2]

Mosterton is a linear settlement, grown along the A3066 road. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) from [Crewkerne](/source/Crewkerne) railway station across the nearby county boundary in [Somerset](/source/Somerset) and is served by a regular bus service from [Yeovil](/source/Yeovil) to [Bridport](/source/Bridport). It is home of the Admiral Hood pub, Eeles Pottery, the Parrett and Axe Church of England Primary School and St. Mary's Church (Church of England). The village is divided by the [River Axe](/source/River_Axe_(Lyme_Bay)), from which the primary school takes its name (along with the [River Parrett](/source/River_Parrett) that flows through the nearby village of [South Perrott](/source/South_Perrott)).

[St Mary's Church](/source/St_Mary's_Church%2C_Mosterton) was rebuilt on a new site in 1833. The interior of the church is quite understated but does however retain its original fittings. The focus of the church is the [stained glass window](/source/Stained_glass_window) behind the altar. It was installed in 1975 and includes a [combine harvester](/source/Combine_harvester) and a [tractor](/source/Tractor), depicting the farming background of many of the local community.

The Admiral Hood pub is named after Admiral [Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood](/source/Samuel_Hood%2C_1st_Viscount_Hood) (1724-1816). The pub was rebuilt in its original style after a gutting fire in 1955. Before the reconstruction it was called the New Inn, but on completion it was decided to honour the Hood family who had occupied a Georgian house that was originally on the site of the New Inn, who had a long naval history and whose name has been used on many battleships.

The village also has a village hall which was established as a charity in 1965 when the site was donated by two well-known residents.[3] The hall is run entirely by volunteers.[4] It was donated with the intention of providing space for leisure time occupation, educational and recreational classes and the general well-being of the people of Mosterton.[5]

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ons_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ons_1-1) ["Area: Mosterton (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126712&c=Mosterton&d=16&e=62&g=6418282&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1394355624790&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 9 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** David Mills, ed. (2011). [*A Dictionary of British Place Names*](https://books.google.com/books?id=tXucAQAAQBAJ&q=mosterton+dorset+dictionary&pg=PA334). Oxford University Press. p. 334. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-960908-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-960908-6). Retrieved 27 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Mosterton Village Hall | About us"](https://mostertonvillagehall.co.uk/about-us). *mostertonvillagehall.co.uk*. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Mosterton Village Hall | About us"](https://mostertonvillagehall.co.uk/about-us). *mostertonvillagehall.co.uk*. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Mosterton Village Hall | About us"](https://mostertonvillagehall.co.uk/about-us). *mostertonvillagehall.co.uk*. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Mosterton](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mosterton).

- [Mosterton Village Website (www.mostertonvillage.co.uk)](http://mostertonvillage.co.uk/)

- [Parrett & Axe C of E Primary School](http://www.mosterton.dorset.sch.uk/)

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