Moretonhampstead Post Office
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Moretonhampstead Post Office by Maigheach-gheal as part of the Geograph project.
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Moretonhampstead Post Office
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 17 Aug 2008
The name is derived from the original Saxon Mortun meaning an enclosed piece of land near the moor. The addition of Hampstead came from one of the many Lords of the Manor much later on.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.660539
Longitude
-3.766636