Moorends is a village in the north-east of the

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, England, situated on the border with

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and

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. It was historically part of the

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until 1974. It is part of the

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of Thorne, which lies to the south. Moorends is located on the edge of Thorne Moors, part of the Humberhead Levels at approximately , at an elevation of around 3 metres above

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. The moors can be accessed via Grange Road. The legendary goalkeeper

Ted Sagar Edward Sagar (7 February 1910 – 16 October 1986) was an English footballer who played for Everton and England. He was a goalkeeper who joined Everton as an apprentice in 1929 after playing for Thorne Colliery Thorne Colliery was a l ...

was born in Moorends in 1910. It is also home to one public house.

External links

Thorne-Moorends Town Council
Villages in South Yorkshire Thorne, South Yorkshire {{SouthYorkshire-geo-stub