Visit Moorthorpe Places

Welcome to Visit Moorthorpe Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Moorthorpe

  

Moorthorpe Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Moorthorpe

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Moorthorpe history

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The earliest written account of Moorthorpe is in the Domesday Book of 1086. There is known evidence of Iron Age and Roman occupation and activity in the surrounding countryside. The industrial revolution brought the railways and coal mining to the area and along with it a need for housing and recreation.

You can visit Moorthorpe places with Walkfo Moorthorpe to hear history at Moorthorpe’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Moorthorpe has 18 places to visit in our interactive Moorthorpe map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Moorthorpe, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Moorthorpe places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Moorthorpe & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Moorthorpe places in an interactive Moorthorpe map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Moorthorpe Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Moorthorpe historic spots	Moorthorpe tourist destinations	Moorthorpe plaques	Moorthorpe geographic features
Walkfo Moorthorpe tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Moorthorpe

  

Best Moorthorpe places to visit

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Moorthorpe has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Moorthorpe’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Moorthorpe’s information audio spots:

Moorthorpe railway station Moorthorpe railway station was opened in May 1879, jointly by the Midland Railway and North Eastern Railway. It lies on the Wakefield Line and the Dearne Valley Line, 18+1/4 miles (29.4 km) north of Sheffield. A short chord was also built to link the S&K Joint line with the main Doncaster to Leeds line at South Kirkby Junction.

Burntwood Hall Burntwood Hall is a house that lies near the village of Great Houghton, South Yorkshire, England. The hall has been known as Boomshack and Burntwood Nook/Lodge over the centuries.

St Chad’s Hostel St Chad’s Hostel opened in 1902 by Frederick Samuel Willoughby, vicar of Hooton Pagnell. The hostel closed in 1916, when its buildings were requisitioned as a war hospital. All teaching moved to Durham, where the hostel’s sister institution survives.

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Visit Moorthorpe plaques