Mosterton
village · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Mosterton likely means 'farmstead on the moor'. It derives from the Old English 'mos' (moss, boggy ground) and 'tun' (farmstead, settlement), possibly influenced by 'mor' (moor).
Word origins
- Mos
- Old EnglishAttestedmoss, boggy ground(from mos "moss, boggy ground")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tūn "farmstead, settlement")
Historical forms
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