Moreton Harwood

Moreton Harwood was the small village in Gloucestershire, where Sarah Jane Smith's aunt Lavinia bought a manor house and moved from South Croydon, in 1979. Along with her furnishings, Lavinia took a crate that had been delivered for Sarah Jane the previous year. Unbeknownst to Lavinia, the crate contained K-9 Mark III. Sarah Jane's foster brother, Brendan Richards nominally resided with Lavinia but boarded at Wellington College during the academic year; he wanted to attend the local comprehensive school in Moreton Harwood. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

Sarah Jane visited Lavinia's and Brandon's house for Christmas 1981, but Lavinia had set off early for her lecture tour in America. Sarah Jane received K-9 at that time. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

The town was plagued by a murderous cult which was uncovered by Sarah Jane during her visit in 1981. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

The local newspaper was the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend)

Moreton Harwood was located along a rail line and had a passenger station. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend) The village's distance from Leadworth, also in Gloucestershire, is unknown. (TV: The Eleventh Hour). The village was roughly 60-66 road miles northeast of Cardiff and Torchwood Three.

Known residents

• Dr Lavinia Smith
• Brendan Richards
• K-9 Mark III
• Bill Pollock
• George Tracey
• Peter Tracey
• Vince Wilson
• Juno Baker
• Howard Baker
• Henry Tobias
• Lily Gregson
• PC Carter

Behind the scenes

• On the back of the DVD cover of A Girl's Best Friend, Moreton Harwood is misspelt Morton Harewood.

Filming Locations

Exterior location filming was conducted in the Gloucestershire countryside.<ref>|Doctor Who Locations Guide: K9 and Company

Footnotes