English Heritage sites near Mosterton Parish
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
12 miles from Mosterton Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
12 miles from Mosterton Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
13 miles from Mosterton Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
THE NINE STONES
13 miles from Mosterton Parish
Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
14 miles from Mosterton Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
15 miles from Mosterton Parish
Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot’s lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey, Henry VIII ordered its destruction during the Dissolution in 1538. St Catherine's Chapel is nearby.
Churches in Mosterton Parish
Mosterton: St Mary
Mosterton
Beaminster
01308 862320
http://www.beaminsterteamchurches.org
St Mary's Mosterton is part of the Beaminster Area Team Ministry which covers 50 square miles of beautiful rural West Dorset. The team consists of 14 individual parishes plus the chapel in the grounds of Mapperton House. Our worship shows a wonderful variety of styles ranging from services from the Book of Common Prayer to the child-centred Messy Church, with music a vital part of our activities.
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The name of Mosterton is derived from the original name of "MORTESTORNE". The Doomsday Book confirms that there was a Chapel in Mortestorne in 1086, situated on the opposite side of the road from Chapel Court. The Chapel was taken down in 1832 but the site of the Chapel and Graveyard is still visible in the lane opposite to Chapel Court Farm. Several gravestones can still be seen there, marking the position of internments.
The present St Mary‘s Church was built in 1833 (to a design by Edmund Pearce, which is his only recorded church in the county)
Pubs in Mosterton Parish
Admiral Hood
A single bar village pub close to the Devon border serving good food including Sunday carvery. Families welcome in separate area. Takeaway food also available.