| Mosterton |
| Running down both sides of the A3066 near to the
Somerset border in the Northwest corner of the county is Mosterton. It
now a very attractive place but it is surrounded by some beautiful
countryside. In the 19th century the main workers were farmers and
agricultural workers wherease today it is evently split between manual
and profession workers. Also in the 19th century there was a sailcloth
factory here owned by Mr W. H. Toby from Beaminster. But the village was recorded in the Domesday Survey and Richad de Redvers was in possession of Motestorne and in the reign of Edward it was held by Almer. From then on the manor was passed to the Blounte or Blunt family and they held it to the end of the 14th century, Richard More de Piket and Elizabeth his wife held the manor of Mortestorne and the capital messuage called Blunts Court. It then passed to the Paulett family from Melplash and Bredy by the marriahge of Lord Thomas Paulett the second son of the Marquis of Winchester with the daughter of Sir Thomas More. John Paulett sold it in 1628 to Robert Henley and for a while the manor passed through several hands. Then William Hussey of Salisbury bought a large portion of the manor in 1765 and it was held by Thomas Hussey in 1875. Other principal landowners included S ir Henry Oglander, W. t.Cox, and Captain Steele. The Admiral Hood public house dominates the main road through the village and this was the original home of the Hood family, who produced a number of admirals and several Royal Navy ships have been named after them. St Mary's church at Mosterton is referred to as The Chapel and it was destroyed in 1832 while at Chapel court and a new church was built on the main road.
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