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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He said no-one had ever queried his right to live or work in the UK and after marrying a British woman he moved to Wallasey to run his own business, a newsagent called Nelson's News.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Speaking after a ceremony at Wallasey Town Hall on Thursday Nelson said he was "very proud".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

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

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 have each been charged with assisting an offender.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 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

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