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 miles38.6 km
- Rotherham 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Doncaster 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Wakefield 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Scunthorpe 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Barnsley 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Castleford 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Pontefract 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Worksop 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Bentley 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Selby 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.8 miles38.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Moorends Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Thorne Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Fishlake Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Stainforth Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Hatfield Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Sykehouse Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Dunscroft and Hatfield Built-up area 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Kirk Bramwith Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- West End Built-up area 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Hatfield Woodhouse Built-up area 4.4 miles7 km
- Rawcliffe Bridge Built-up area 4.4 miles7 km
- Snaith and Cowick Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Thorne & Moorends
DN8 5QP, DN8 4QB, DN8 5PS, DN8 4RD, DN8 5AD, DN8 4BG, DN8 5AA, DN8 5BB, DN8 5LN … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 33.6 miles54 km
- Thorne North Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Thorne South Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Thorne & Moorends Ad
- The Reindeer Inn 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 9 miles14.6 km
- The Downe Arms 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Briarcroft Wayth Hotels 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 10 miles16.1 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 9.4 miles15.2 km
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 miles13.8 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles14.6 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 11.2 miles18 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Normanby Park Estate 12.4 miles20 km
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 16.9 miles27.2 km