Wallsend

American  

[wawlz-end] / ˈwɔlzˌɛnd /

noun

1. a city in Tyne and Wear, NE England, near the mouth of the Tyne River.

2. a type of coal widely used in Great Britain, especially for domestic purposes.

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Wallsend British  

/ ˈwɔːlzˌɛnd /

noun

1. a town in NE England, in North Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: situated on the River Tyne at the E end of Hadrian's Wall. Pop: 42 842 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Elliot: There was a scout from Newcastle who used to work at Wallsend as well so I think he put my name forward.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Striding 73 miles across some of the wildest and most dramatic country in England, Hadrian's Wall stretches from Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria on the west coast to Wallsend in North Tyneside.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He was born in Wallsend, England, in late June 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The Grammy-Award-winning singer-songwriter grew up in Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and tells me he is "very proud" of his Tyneside roots.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

The Map above gives the line of Hadrian's Wall through the two counties of Northumberland and Cumberland, viz., from Wallsend to Bowness, and indicates the principal places on the route.

From The Towns of Roman Britain by Bevan, James Oliver