Town Moor, Sunderland

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.