Mosborough sits on the eastern edge of Sheffield and still feels more like a long-established village than a typical city ward. A compact historic core of stone cottages and a parish church hints at a past tied to coal mining and small-scale metalworking, while Victorian terraces and post-war estates show how the area expanded as industry and commuting grew.
Geographically it occupies the urban–rural fringe, with easy access into Sheffield and neighbouring Rotherham and a network of footpaths and green spaces on its outskirts. Today the ward is a mix of private and council housing, local shops, pubs and community groups, and retains a strong local identity centred on grassroots sports clubs and neighbourhood associations.
Postcode districts covering Mosborough
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 4.9 miles
- Mansfield 14.5 miles
- Rotherham 7 miles
- Doncaster 16.7 miles
- Chesterfield 6.5 miles
- Wakefield 25 miles
- Barnsley 16.6 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 14.7 miles
- Worksop 10.3 miles
- Ilkeston 24.7 miles
- Arnold 24.8 miles
- Bentley 17.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Beighton Ward 1 mile
- Highlane Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Eckington North Ward 1.4 miles
- Eckington Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Ridgeway Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Killamarsh West Ward 1.8 miles
- Killamarsh Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Killamarsh East Ward 2.1 miles
- Eckington South & Renishaw Ward 2.1 miles
- Birley Ward 2.2 miles
- Marsh Lane Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ridgeway & Marsh Lane Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Mosborough
S20 4SH, S20 8LW, S20 4SS, S20 5PP, S20 8JB, S20 5FR, S20 5BD, S12 3XH, S20 4GA … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 34.5 miles
- Woodhouse Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Kiveton Bridge Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 5 miles
Hotels near Mosborough Ad
- Mosborough Hall Hotel 3 0.6 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Sheffield M1 3 3.4 miles
- Aston Hall Hotel 3 3.3 miles
- The Renishaw 3.1 miles
- The Sitwell Arms Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Gulliver's Valley, M1, JCT 31 2.6 miles
- Casa Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Halifax Hall 6.7 miles
- The Old Crown Inn 3 miles
Schools in Mosborough
- Emmanuel Anglican/Methodist Junior School Primary
- Halfway Junior School Primary
- Halfway Nursery Infant School Primary
- Mosborough Primary School Primary
- Shortbrook Primary School Primary
- Waterthorpe Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 4 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 5.3 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 5.3 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 5.4 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 6.2 miles
- University of Sheffield University 6.3 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 7.9 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 8.8 miles
- Welbeck Abbey Estate 10.3 miles
- Hardwick Hall Country house 11.4 miles