Moorends
| Moorends | |
|---|---|
 Entering Moorends on Marshland Road from Thorne | |
  Moorends Location within South Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE694152 |
| Civil parish | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DONCASTER |
| Postcode district | DN8 |
| Dialling code | 01405 |
| Police | South Yorkshire |
| Fire | South Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Moorends is a village in the north-east of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, situated on the border with East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It is part of the civil parish of Thorne, which lies to the south.
Moorends is located on the edge of Thorne Moors, part of the Humberhead Levels at approximately 53°38′N 0°57′W / 53.633°N 0.950°W, at an elevation of around 3 metres above sea level. The moors can be accessed via Grange Road.
The legendary goalkeeper Ted Sagar was born in Moorends in 1910. It is also home to one public house.
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