Wallasey

American  

[wol-uh-see] / ˈwɒl ə si /

noun

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

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Wallasey British  

/ ˈwɒləsɪ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

A 42-year-old man from Wallasey, a woman and man from Woodchurch, aged 33 and 54, and a 33-year-old woman from Birkenhead are accused of assisting an offender.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

Ms Alashi, from Wallasey, travelled to Gaza on 16 September and was staying near the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, which became the scene of some of the heaviest fighting.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

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