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Wallsend
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- Wallsend is also a suburb of the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
| Wallsend | |
  Wallsend shown within Tyne and Wear |
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| Population | Unknown at this time |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | North Tyneside |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | [[NE28 postcode area|]] |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear | |
Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.
Wallsend derives its name from the location of the end of Hadrian's Wall, hence, "Wallsend".
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Several urban sanitary districts were formed in the parish in the late 19th century : Willington Quay, Howdon and Wallsend itself. The first two joined to form the Willington Quay urban district under the Local Government Act 1894, with the portion of the parish outside any urban sanitary district forming the parish of Willington in Tynemouth Rural District. Wallsend became incorporated as a municipal borough in 1901, and in 1910 took over Willington Quay and Willington, and also part of the parish of Longbenton.
Wallsend has a history of shipbuilding and was the home of the Wigham Richardson shipyard, which later amalgamated to form Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, probably best known for building the RMS Mauretania. This express liner held the Blue Riband, for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, for 22 years.
Other famous ships included the RMS Carpathia and RMS Carpath
Much of Wallsend's early industry was driven by coal mining. The Wallsend Colliery consisted of 7 pits which were active between 1778 and 1935. In the 1820's the pits became incorporated as Russell's Colliery, which then became The Wallsend and Hebburn Coal Company Ltd. By 1924 the colliery employed 2183 people. It's most prominent manager was mining and railway engineer John Buddle who helped develop the Davy Lamp. Between 1767 and 1925 there were 11 major incidents recorded at the colliery resulting in over 209 deaths. On 18th June 1835 a gas explosion in one of the tunnels killed 102 miners. The youngest was 8 years old.
In Roman times, Wallsend hosted the fort, Segedunum. This fort protected the end of Hadrian's Wall. In dedication to the Romans, Latin signs are dotted throughout the town.