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
Entering Moorends on Marshland Road from Thorne
Moorends Location within Borough of Doncaster Show map of the Borough of Doncaster Moorends Location within South Yorkshire Show map of South Yorkshire
Population	5,455 (2011)
OS grid reference	SE694152
Civil parish	Thorne
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
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	Doncaster North
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.6333°N 0.95°W / 53.6333; -0.95

Moorends is located on the edge of Thorne Moors, part of the Humberhead Levels at approximately 53°38′N 0°57′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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