Mottisfont

Also known as Mottisfont, Hampshire

Mottisfont is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, around northwest of Romsey. The village is the location of Mottisfont Abbey. Much of the surrounding land, which is part of the Mottisfont Estate, and several other buildings in the village are in the care of the National Trust.

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Place details

Locality: Test Valley
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.type: Village
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Mottisfont
UK place.population: 351
UK place.population_ref: 385 (2011 Census including Dunbridge)
UK place.shire_district: Test Valley
UK place.shire_county: Hampshire
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Romsey and Southampton North
UK place.civil_parish: Mottisfont
UK place.post_town: ROMSEY
UK place.postcode_area: SO
UK place.postcode_district: SO51
UK place.dial_code: 01794
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU324268
UK place.static_image_name: Mottisfont Lane (geograph 4811980).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Lane through Mottisfont village

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Wikidata facts

Population: 385
Image: Cottage in Mottisfont - geograph.org.uk - 422583.jpg
Dialing code: 01794

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Commons category: Mottisfont
OS grid reference: SU324268

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The unusual name is probably derived from the Old English motes funta, meaning 'spring near the confluence' or 'spring of the moot' or possibly 'spring of the stone' (from the Old English motere: sonte).