Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Doncaster · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Moorends, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moorends map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Moorends, South Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Moorends |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Doncaster |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.628599 |
| Longitude | -0.951461 |
| Place Type | Village |
Moorends draws its character from the flat, expansive horizons of the Humberhead Levels, where the sky claims more territory than the land itself. It lies 1.3 miles north-north-east of Thorne (from Thorne: bearing 18°T, OS grid SE 694 151). The low-lying terrain here remembers the weight of ancient peat, a landscape defined by the drainage of once-sullen marshes into a network of industrious canals and dikes. A short distance to the south, the earth rises slightly toward the historic ruins of Peel Hill Motte and Bailey Castle, a remnant of Norman ambition that keeps a silent watch over the modern lowlands. Residents often look toward the quiet, reflective waters of The Delves, where the surface tension of the lake mirrors the shifting clouds of the South Yorkshire basin. The history of Moorends remains tethered to the extraction of coal, a legacy that once powered the hearths of the nation and shaped the sturdy, red-brick vernacular of the streets. Winter light here possesses a singular, bruised quality, illuminating the frost on the nearby fields with a clarity that feels almost brittle. Through these lanes, the wind carries a persistent, cooling draft from the Humber estuary, reminding all who walk here of the proximity to the great, grey tidal rivers.
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Explore Moorends, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.628599, -0.951461. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |