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

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

The court heard footage was passed to Merseyside Police after undercover reporter Sasha Hinde spent seven weeks as an employee at the school in Wallasey leading up to May.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

He married a British woman and moved to Wallasey to run his own business, a newsagent called Nelson's News.

From BBC • May 16, 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

It appears that a Wallasey licensee, in order to satisfy his customers, sent a sample of Government ale to be analysed.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 21, 1919 by Various

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