Editing Mosterton

{{Short description|Village in Dorset, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|static_image_name = Mosterton, Admiral Hood - geograph.org.uk - 1369371.jpg
|static_image_caption = Admiral Hood pub being rethatched
|coordinates = {{coord|50.8463|-2.7713|display=inline,title}}
|map_type = Dorset
|official_name = Mosterton
|population = 604
|population_ref = <ref name=ons>{{cite web|url=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|title=Area: Mosterton (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]]|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref>
|unitary_england = [[Dorset (unitary authority)|Dorset]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Dorset]]
|post_town = Beaminster
|postcode_area = DT
|postcode_district = DT8
|constituency_westminster = [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset]]
|region = South West England
|os_grid_reference = ST596065
}}

'''Mosterton''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Dorset]], [[England]], situated approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of [[Beaminster]]. In the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] the parish had a [[population]] of 604.<ref name=ons/>

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''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tXucAQAAQBAJ&q=mosterton+dorset+dictionary&pg=PA334|title=A Dictionary of British Place Names|editor=David Mills|year=2011|page=334|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-960908-6|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>

Mosterton is a linear settlement, grown along the A3066 road. It lies {{convert|2|mi|km}} from [[Crewkerne]] railway station across the nearby county boundary in [[Somerset]], and is served by a regular bus service from [[Yeovil]] to [[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 (Lyme Bay)|River Axe]], from which the primary school takes its name (along with the [[River Parrett]] that flows through the nearby village of [[South Perrott]]).

[[St Mary's Church, Mosterton|St Mary's Church]] 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]] behind the altar. It was installed in 1975 and includes a [[combine harvester]] and a [[tractor]], depicting the farming background of many of the local community.

The Admiral Hood pub is named after Admiral [[Samuel Hood, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mosterton Village Hall {{!}} About us |url=https://mostertonvillagehall.co.uk/about-us |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=mostertonvillagehall.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The hall is run entirely by volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mosterton Village Hall {{!}} About us |url=https://mostertonvillagehall.co.uk/about-us |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=mostertonvillagehall.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mosterton Village Hall {{!}} About us |url=https://mostertonvillagehall.co.uk/about-us |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=mostertonvillagehall.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Mosterton}}
*[http://mostertonvillage.co.uk/ Mosterton Village Website (www.mostertonvillage.co.uk)]
*[http://www.mosterton.dorset.sch.uk/ Parrett & Axe C of E Primary School]

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[[Category:Villages in Dorset]]