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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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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.
- England
- c. 122 AD
- Tyne and Wear
- Britannia
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Wallsend is a western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is split between the local government areas of City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie .
- 1,022/km² (2,647/sq mi)
- 2.3K
- 12.2 km² (4.7 sq mi)
- 12,470 (2016 census)
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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. Understand. World Unicorn almost ready for launch in 1973.
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 .
