Wallasey

American

[wol-uh-see] / ˈwɒl ə si /

noun

a city in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary, opposite Liverpool.

Wallasey British

/ ˈwɒləsɪ /

noun

a town in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside; near the mouth of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. Pop: 58 710 (2001)

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Nelson Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, has lived in Britain since arriving as a student from Ghana in 1977, but in 2019 he was told he had no right to live in the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Ms Ballas, originally from Wallasey, Wirral, has been head judge on the BBC show since 2017.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

On the second anniversary of 24-year-old Wallasey woman Robyn Eve Maines' death at the Hotel Rosamar in Calle Huelva, they said she had been "tragically taken away from us".

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

Nelson Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, had for many years assumed he was officially seen as British.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

One at Wallasey, in Cheshire, was so named, and another near Ipswich, in Suffolk.

From Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850 by Various

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