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Where is Moss?

Moss is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, five miles north-east of the town of Adwick le Street, seven miles north of the major town of Doncaster, and 151 miles north of London. Moss lies two miles south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Moss falls within the metropolitan district council of Doncaster. It is in the DN6 postcode district. The post town for Moss is Doncaster.

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Map showing extent of Moss as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Moss
Map showing location of Moss within the UK
Location of Moss within the UK

Which county is Moss in?

Moss is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Moss in South Yorkshire?

Moss is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Moss within South Yorkshire
Location of Moss within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Moss?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Moss is DN6 0HP.

Where is Moss in DN6?

Moss is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Moss within DN6
Location of Moss within DN6

What is the post town for Moss?

The post town for Moss is Doncaster. Moss is in the DN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Doncaster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Moss?

The centre of Moss is located at position 53.62187° latitude and -1.0992° longitude.

Latitude53.62187°
Longitude-1.0992°

What is the easting and northing of Moss?

The centre of Moss is located at the grid reference easting 459679 and northing 414302 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting459679
Northing414302

What are the nearest towns to Moss?

Position of Moss relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Moss to the centre of the town.

north-east
5m
Moss is 5 miles north-east of Adwick le Street
north
6m
Moss is 6 miles north of Bentley
west
6m
Moss is 6 miles west of Thorne
east
8m
Moss is 8 miles east of South Elmsall
south-east
9m
Moss is 9 miles south-east of Knottingley
east
9m
Moss is 9 miles east of South Kirkby
south-east
10m
Moss is 10 miles south-east of Pontefract
north-east
10m
Moss is 10 miles north-east of Goldthorpe
north-east
10m
Moss is 10 miles north-east of Thurnscoe
east
10m
Moss is 10 miles east of Hemsworth

What are the nearest cities to Moss?

Position of Moss relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Moss to the centre of the city.

north
7m
Moss is 7 miles north of Doncaster
east
17m
Moss is 17 miles east of Wakefield
south-east
22m
Moss is 22 miles south-east of Leeds
north-east
22m
Moss is 22 miles north-east of Sheffield
south
24m
Moss is 24 miles south of York
south-east
29m
Moss is 29 miles south-east of Bradford
west
33m
Moss is 33 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
north-west
35m
Moss is 35 miles north-west of Lincoln
south-east
40m
Moss is 40 miles south-east of Ripon
north
46m
Moss is 46 miles north of Nottingham

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