Thorne and Moorends is a ward on the edge of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, centred on the market town of Thorne and the adjoining village of Moorends. It sits beside the remnant lowland peat of Thorne Moors and the Stainforth and Keadby Canal, with the River Don and good rail and road links shaping its role as both a local service centre and a commuter catchment for the wider metropolitan area.
The area has a distinct identity born of peat cutting, 17th‑century drainage and later industrial and agricultural trade, but today conservation and wildlife tourism - notably as part of the Humberhead Peatlands - sit alongside farming and small local businesses. Community life mixes a long‑established local population with newer commuters, and the moors, canals and towpaths give the ward an unusual blend of industrial heritage and valued natural landscape.
Postcode districts covering Thorne & Moorends
Most populated places nearby
- York 24 miles
- Rotherham 21.5 miles
- Doncaster 9.4 miles
- Wakefield 23.2 miles
- Scunthorpe 12.7 miles
- Barnsley 21.4 miles
- Castleford 17.6 miles
- Pontefract 15.3 miles
- Worksop 22.3 miles
- Bentley 9.6 miles
- Selby 12.1 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Moorends Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Thorne Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Fishlake Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Stainforth Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Hatfield Parish 3.6 miles
- Sykehouse Parish 3.6 miles
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 4.1 miles
- West End Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Rawcliffe Bridge Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Snaith and Cowick Parish 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Thorne & Moorends
DN8 5ED, DN8 5JH, DN8 4AQ, DN8 5JF, DN8 4NJ, DN8 4TE, DN8 4QA, DN8 5RE, DN8 4BZ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 9.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.6 miles
- Thorne North Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Thorne South Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Thorne & Moorends Ad
- The Reindeer Inn 4.9 miles
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 9 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 9.4 miles
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 9.1 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 9.8 miles
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 9.2 miles
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 10 miles
- Comus Inn 7.8 miles
- Toby Carvery Doncaster by Innkeeper's Collection 3 9.7 miles
- Regent Hotel 3 9.8 miles
Schools in Thorne & Moorends
- Brooke Primary Academy Primary
- Green Top Primary
- Marshland Primary Academy Primary
- Thorne King Edward Primary School Primary
- Trinity Academy Secondary
- West Road Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 8.6 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 9.8 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.6 miles
- Glanford Park Stadium 10.8 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 11.9 miles
- Normanby Park Estate 12.4 miles
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 15.5 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 16.5 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 16.9 miles