Mosterton

Also known as Mosterton, Dorset

Mosterton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated approximately north of Beaminster. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 604.

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Place details

Locality: Mosterton
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 604
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.constituency_westminster: West Dorset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST596065
UK place.postcode_area: DT
UK place.postcode_district: DT8
UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Mosterton, Admiral Hood - geograph.org.uk - 1369371.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Admiral Hood pub being rethatched
UK place.map_type: Dorset
UK place.official_name: Mosterton
UK place.population: 604
UK place.unitary_england: Dorset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Dorset
UK place.post_town: Beaminster

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Population: 604
Image: Mosterton, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 447095.jpg

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Commons category: Mosterton
OS grid reference: ST596065

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Mosterton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated approximately north of Beaminster. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 604.

The village's name derives from Old English and means the thorn tree belonging to a man named Mort. In 1086 it was recorded in the Domesday Book as Mortestorne.