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 miles
- Leeds 22.3 miles
- York 23.9 miles
- Rotherham 16.5 miles
- Doncaster 6.2 miles
- Wakefield 17 miles
- Scunthorpe 18.9 miles
- Barnsley 15 miles
- Castleford 12.3 miles
- Morley 22.3 miles
- Dewsbury 22 miles
- Batley 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Norton & Askern Ward 0.2 miles
- Moss Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Fenwick Parish 1.5 miles
- Thorpe in Balne Parish 1.5 miles
- Askern Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Owston Parish 2.2 miles
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 2.4 miles
- Stubbs Walden Parish 2.8 miles
- Norton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Campsall Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Barnby Dun with Kirk Sandall Parish 3.1 miles
- Barnby Dun Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Moss
DN5 0LZ, DN6 0DL, DN6 0EB, DN6 0DF, DN6 0HF, DN6 0DR, DN6 0DQ, DN6 0DS, DN6 0DJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 10 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.5 miles
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Hatfield and Stainforth Railway Station 3.9 miles
Hotels near Moss Ad
- Parkside Guest House 3 4.2 miles
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Kings Chamber by Marston's Inns 5.4 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 6.4 miles
- The Downe Arms 3 6.4 miles
- Regent Hotel Doncaster 3 6.3 miles
- The Punchbowl Inn 5.9 miles
- Mercure Danum Hotel Centre 3 6.3 miles
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 6.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.5 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6.4 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 6.8 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 6.8 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.8 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 11 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 11.8 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 12.2 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 13.5 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 14.9 miles