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Wallsend (/ ˌ w ɔː l z ˈ ɛ n d /) is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies 4 miles (6.5 kilometres) east of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Home. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wallsend like this: WALLSEND, a township and a parish in Tynemouth district, Northumberland.
Wallsend derives its name as the location of the end of Hadrian’s Wall. The town hosted the fort Segedunum which protected the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall. In dedication to the Romans, Latin signs are dotted throughout the town. Much of Wallsend’s early industry was driven by coal mining.
Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, North Tyneside in North East England. The fort lay at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall near the banks of the River Tyne . It was in use for approximately 300 years from around 122 AD to almost 400.
Street View. Wallsend. The town’s name is derived from its location as it is situated at the end of Hadrian’s Wall and home to Segedunum Roman Fort, which protects the eastern end of the wall. Visitors can explore Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum for an insight into the days of the Roman Empire and Hadrian’s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wallsend is a town in Northumberland, in the southeast of the county and caught up within the conurbation spreading out from Newcastle upon Tyne: Wallsend is 3½ miles from Newcastle City Centre. The town derives its name as the location for it is literally the "wall's end", at the end of Hadrian's Wall .
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