The Town Moor is a large common land located in the East End of Sunderland, otherwise known as Hendon.

First established as a public common in 1718^[1] alongside the creation of the Holy Trinity Church and the new parish of Sunderland, the space what is now the Town Moor was once significantly larger and served a variety of purposes throughout its history. This included industrial activities such as limestone, clay quarrying and rope-making, as well as sporting activities such as bull, badger and bear baiting.^[2] The Sunderland Barracks were built on the edge of the Town Moor in the late 18th century.^[3]

The land was also host to a former railway station which sat the terminus of the Durham–Sunderland line.^[4]

54°54′26″N 1°21′55″W / 54.90722°N 1.36528°W / 54.90722; -1.36528

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