Moorends is a village on the north‑eastern edge of the Doncaster district in South Yorkshire, England, lying close to the low‑lying peatlands of Thorne Moors and the Humberhead Levels. It sits within the Thorne and Moorends built‑up area and is characterised by flat fenland, drainage channels and remnant peat bogs that attract walkers and birdwatchers and have been the focus of peatland restoration and wildlife conservation.
Historically the locality was shaped by fen reclamation and peat cutting, alongside employment in the wider coal and industrial economy of Doncaster; today Moorends functions largely as a residential and commuter community with local shops, schools and sports clubs. The nearby moors give the village a strong sense of place and an ongoing local interest in landscape management and community activities.
Postcode districts covering Moorends
Most populated places nearby
- York 23.3 miles
- Rotherham 21.9 miles
- Doncaster 9.9 miles
- Wakefield 23 miles
- Scunthorpe 12.9 miles
- Barnsley 21.5 miles
- Castleford 17.3 miles
- Pontefract 15.1 miles
- Worksop 22.9 miles
- Bentley 9.9 miles
- Selby 11.5 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thorne & Moorends Ward 0.7 miles
- Thorne Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Fishlake Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Sykehouse Parish 3.3 miles
- Stainforth Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Rawcliffe Bridge Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Snaith and Cowick Parish 3.9 miles
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 4.2 miles
- Hatfield Parish 4.3 miles
- Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland Ward 4.4 miles
- Goole Fields Parish 4.6 miles
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 4.6 miles
Example postcodes in Moorends
DN8 4QX, DN8 4NF, DN8 4NB, DN8 4QF, DN8 4QR, DN8 4RB, DN8 4LJ, DN8 4SU, DN8 4SZ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 10.4 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.2 miles
- Thorne North Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Thorne South Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Moorends Ad
- Kings Chamber by Marston's Inns 1.3 miles
- The Punchbowl Inn 1.2 miles
- Parkside Guest House 3 5.5 miles
- The Downe Arms 3 5.3 miles
- The Briarcroft 6.2 miles
- The Brewers Arms 5.3 miles
- Premier Inn Goole 3 5.5 miles
- The River Don Tavern and Lodge 3 6.9 miles
- Hex Wildlife Hotel at Yorkshire Wildlife Park 9.7 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 9.8 miles
Schools in Moorends
- Marshland Primary Academy Primary
- West Road Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 9.1 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.2 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.6 miles
- Glanford Park Stadium 11 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.1 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.5 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12 miles
- Normanby Park Estate 12.4 miles
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 15.6 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 16.3 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 16.6 miles