Moss is a small, predominantly rural civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire. It is characterised by open farmland, scattered hamlets and farmsteads rather than a single urban centre, giving it a quiet, agricultural feel even though it sits within reach of a larger town.
The parish has long ties to farming and the changing management of low-lying land, and you can still sense its historic landscape in field patterns and older buildings. Many residents combine local rural life with commuting to nearby towns for work, while the local community retains a steady social rhythm around village activities and the care of its heritage and countryside.
Postcode districts covering Moss
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Leeds 22.3 miles35.8 km
- York 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Rotherham 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Doncaster 6.2 miles10 km
- Wakefield 17 miles27.4 km
- Scunthorpe 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Barnsley 15 miles24.2 km
- Castleford 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Morley 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Dewsbury 22 miles35.4 km
- Batley 23.1 miles37.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Norton & Askern Ward 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Moss Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Fenwick Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Thorpe in Balne Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Askern Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Owston Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Stubbs Walden Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Norton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Campsall Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Barnby Dun Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Moss
DN6 0DJ, DN6 0HN, DN6 0DF, DN6 0HL, DN6 0DP, DN6 0EG, DN6 0DR, DN6 0HF, DN6 0HJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 10 miles16.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.5 miles45.9 km
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 3.9 miles6.2 km
Hotels near Moss Ad
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 6.8 miles11 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Downe Arms 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Reindeer Inn 10 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.3 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 6.8 miles11 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 11 miles17.7 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 14.9 miles23.9 km