Mosterton is a small, rural parish in the west of Dorset with a quietly agricultural character and a compact village core. Set close to the county boundary with Somerset, it sits within easy reach of market towns such as Beaminster and Crewkerne, so local life mixes long-standing farming traditions with people who commute to nearby centres for work and services.
Historically the community grew around farming and small-scale trades, and that history shows in older cottages and lanes; today the social life is often centred on village institutions and occasional local events, while the landscape offers the typical rolling fields, hedgerows and quiet lanes of rural south-west England. The parish appeals to those seeking a tranquil base with good access to larger market towns and the surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Mosterton
Most populated places nearby
- Taunton 18.8 miles
- Weymouth 20.6 miles
- Yeovil 8.7 miles
- Bridgwater 22.1 miles
- Dorchester 17.2 miles
- Bridport 8.3 miles
- Chard 8.3 miles
- Chard Town 8.1 miles
- Street 19.1 miles
- Portland 25 miles
- Sidmouth 23 miles
- Honiton 18.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mosterton Built-up area 0.1 miles
- South Perrott Parish 1 mile
- Seaborough Parish 1.8 miles
- Misterton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Chedington Parish 2 miles
- Broadwindsor Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Burstock Parish 2.5 miles
- Beaminster Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Crewkerne Built-up area 2.8 miles
- North Perrott Built-up area 2.9 miles
- West Crewkerne Parish 3 miles
- Stoke Abbott Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Mosterton
DT8 3HF, DT8 3HG, DT8 3FQ, DT8 3HL, DT8 3JG, DT8 3JF, DT8 3HN, DT8 3JH, DT8 3ND … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 29.1 miles
- Bristol Airport 37.1 miles
- Crewkerne Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Chetnole Railway Station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Mosterton Ad
- Winyard's Gap Inn 2 miles
- The George Hotel 2.8 miles
- The Crooked Swan 2.9 miles
- The Ollerod 3 3 miles
- New Inn 4 6.7 miles
- The Brewers Arms 3 7.3 miles
- Three Horseshoes Inn 6.9 miles
- The Helyar Arms 6.8 miles
- Oxbridge Farm 5 miles
- The Old Inn 3 7.8 miles
Schools in Mosterton
- Parrett and Axe C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cricket Saint Thomas Estate 5.7 miles
- Forde Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- Huish Park Stadium 8.4 miles
- Charmouth Beach Beach 9.6 miles
- Newenham Abbey Historic site 11.7 miles
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 16.7 miles
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 16.7 miles
- Chesil Beach Beach 17.2 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 19.5 miles
- Dunkeswell Abbey Historic site 19.8 miles