Moss
MOSS, a township, in the parish of Campsall, union of Doncaster, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 6¾ miles (W. by N.) from Thorne; containing 301 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 2283 acres: the village, which is straggling, is about two miles east of Askerne.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.