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Wallsend ( / ˌwɔːlzˈɛnd /) 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. [2] History. Roman Wallsend. In Roman times, this was the site of the fort of Segedunum.
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Wallsend, town, North Tyneside metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, historic county of Northumberland, northeastern England. The Romans built Segedunum there to defend the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall, a defensive structure protecting England from raids from the north.
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Wallsend, famed as a shipbuilding town from the nineteenth century has ancient origins. It is of course named from its location at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wal l and was the site of a Roman fort.
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Wallsend on Tyne is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It's industrial, with a population of almost 44,000 in 2011, and lies four miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne . It got its name as the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.
Leaflet | Map data © Google. 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.
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