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 miles37.5 km
- Rotherham 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Doncaster 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Wakefield 23 miles37 km
- Scunthorpe 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Barnsley 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Castleford 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Pontefract 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Worksop 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Bentley 9.9 miles16 km
- Selby 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.5 miles37.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Thorne & Moorends Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Thorne Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Fishlake Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Sykehouse Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Stainforth Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Rawcliffe Bridge Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Snaith and Cowick Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Hatfield Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland Ward 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Goole Fields Parish 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
Example postcodes in Moorends
DN8 4QE, DN8 4QT, DN8 4TN, DN8 4PA, DN8 4RG, DN8 4PX, DN8 4PB, DN8 4NU, DN8 4LX … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.2 miles53.4 km
- Thorne North Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Thorne South Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Moorends Ad
- The Reindeer Inn 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Downe Arms 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 9.3 miles14.9 km
- The Briarcroft Wayth Hotels 6.2 miles10 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 9.3 miles15 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 9.9 miles16 km
- Comus Inn 7.2 miles11.6 km
Schools in Moorends
- Marshland Primary Academy Primary
- West Road Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles15.4 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.6 miles17 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Normanby Park Estate 12.4 miles20 km
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 16.6 miles26.6 km