Man with a Van Moorthorpe

Moving in Moorthorpe: what to know first

Most homes near the centre are red-brick workers' terraces on the streets off Barnsley Road, such as Burton Street, Clifford Street, Empire Street and Wesley Street. A terrace with no rear access means everything goes through the front door, so measure it and the stairs before booking a large sofa. Cambridge Street, Harrow Street and Tudor Court are living streets, shared by people and cars, where the van comes in slowly and stands only while it loads, and Brookside Street, Centre Street and Ivy Terrace are one-way, so say which end you are nearer.

Barnsley Road, the B6422, is the shopping street, 20 mph through the middle and 30 mph beyond, with the Asda, the Aldi and a run of shops along it, so a home facing it is better loaded from a side street. Moorthorpe Primary on Regent Street and St Joseph's Catholic Primary on Barnsley Road bring school-run traffic, so a mid-morning start is easier. For a move into Frickley Mews assisted living, ask the staff where the van should wait.

Moorthorpe: the local picture

Barnsley Road, the B6422, was once called Mellwood Road and is still the main street, with shops, an Asda and an Aldi. Its big red-brick buildings tell the story: the former Empire Theatre is now apartments, the miners' institute is in private hands, and the Empire Working Mens Club was a centre of the 1984 to 1985 strike. St Joseph's Catholic Church, opened in 1928, stands beside Moorthorpe Cemetery with its walls and railings.

The terraced streets run off Barnsley Road: Cambridge Street, Burton Street, Harrow Street, Clifford Street, Empire Street and Wesley Street, many of them traditional workers' terraces. The town council runs St Peter's and St Paul's Millennium Hall, Minsthorpe Park and Westfield Recreation Ground are the green spaces nearby, and Frickley Country Park has a car park entrance nearby.

How the van gets to Moorthorpe

The road route from Bradford leaves the M62 for the A162 and the A1, then comes in along Wrangbrook Lane and Dale Lane to the B6474 Mill Lane and High Street, which meets Barnsley Road by the Moorthorpe shops; from Bradford that is estimated at roughly 50 to 65 minutes. Barnsley Road continues west as the B6422 to South Kirkby and Hemsworth.

The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 65 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.

Man and van services near Moorthorpe

Each service below links to its South Kirkby page, which covers how the job works in and around South Kirkby.

Every service we offer near Moorthorpe

All 11 services run to Moorthorpe, each with its own page.

Common Moorthorpe routes

• Moorthorpe → PontefractBarnsley Road and Hemsworth Road (B6422) to the A628 Hemsworth bypass, through Ackworth, then the A639, about 9.2 miles
• Moorthorpe → Wakefieldthe B6422 through South Kirkby, the B6273 through Hemsworth, then the A638 Doncaster Road, about 11.7 miles
• Moorthorpe → BradfordMill Lane (B6474), Dale Lane and Wrangbrook Lane to the A1, the A162 to the M62, then the M606, roughly 50 to 65 minutes

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Moorthorpe

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 1 October 2026 against:

• Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF9 2LD is in the South Elmsall & South Kirkby ward of Wakefield, parish South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
• postcodes.io reverse lookup around Moorthorpe: WF9 2 postcodes, mostly South Kirkby and Moorthorpe parish, some South Elmsall parish
• Moorthorpe (Wikipedia): village in South Kirkby and Moorthorpe parish, Old Norse 'farm on the moor', Domesday 1086 as part of the manor of South Kirkby, Barnsley Road formerly Mellwood Road, Empire Theatre now apartments, miners institute privately owned, Empire WMC in the 1984 to 1985 strike, Asda on Barnsley Road, St Joseph's RC Church opened 1928, Moorthorpe Cemetery, two schools, Mallard Cafe in the restored station house, buildings mostly late 19th and early 20th century for colliery workers, traditional workers' terraces, red brick
• Moorthorpe railway station (Wikipedia): opened May 1879, hourly to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate and to Sheffield, three Dearne Valley trains each way Monday to Saturday, restored station building with a cafe, footbridge opened May 2010
• OpenStreetMap map data (checked 2026-09-30): Barnsley Road (B6422), Cambridge Street, Burton Street, Harrow Street, Clifford Street, Empire Street, Wesley Street, Regent Street, Moorthorpe Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St Joseph's church, Asda, Aldi, Moorthorpe Empire Working Mens Club, St Peter's and St Paul's Millennium Hall (South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Town Council), building tags (47 terrace within 350m)
• M62 motorway (Wikipedia): junction 33 for the A162
• OpenStreetMap map data around the place, read 2026-10-01: Barnsley Road (B6422, 20 mph in the centre, 30 mph beyond), Cambridge Street, Harrow Street and Tudor Court (living streets), Brookside Street, Centre Street and Ivy Terrace (one-way), Burton Street, Clifford Street, Empire Street, Wesley Street, Regent Street, Moorthorpe Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Frickley Mews (assisted living), Asda, Aldi, Home Bargains, Minsthorpe Park, Westfield Recreation Ground, Frickley Country Park car park entrance, Moorthorpe station
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data) to Pontefract: Barnsley Road, White Apron Street and Hemsworth Road (B6422), Hemsworth Bypass and Pontefract Road (A628), Ackworth Road, Mill Hill Road and Jubilee Way (A639), 9.2 miles
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data) to Wakefield: Barnsley Road, Hemsworth Road and Kirkby Road (B6422), Market Street, Wakefield Road and Garmil Lane (B6273), Doncaster Road (A638), 11.7 miles
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data) to Bradford: Barnsley Road, High Street and Mill Lane (B6474), Dale Lane, Wrangbrook Lane (A6201), A1, A162, M62, M606