Mosborough, which was a township at the time, was transferred from Derbyshire to the West Riding of Yorkshire as part of Sheffield.

Today, there has been a lot of development of housing, due to its proximity to the Derbyshire and to the South Yorkshire border.

Mosborough Hall was built during the 17th century, once notably being owned by William Carey, today the building is operated as a hotel, and is Grade-II listed.

From the late 16th century, the area was known for its Sickle and Scythe smithing industry, with Hutton & Co's being founded in 1760, and operating the neatby Phoenix Works.

[6] The village has a number of public houses including the British Oak, The George & Dragon, The Alma and the Queen Hotel.