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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Wallsend, town and par. with ry. sta., Northumberland, on river Tyne, at end of Roman wall, 4 miles NE. of Newcastle - par. (containing Howdon Pans and Willington Quay), 2530 ac., pop. 13,737; town, pop. 6351; P.O., T.O. The town takes its name from its position at the E. end of the Roman Wall, and has yielded Roman pottery, inscriptions, coins, and an altar to Jupiter. It was formerly noted for its coal-workings, exhausted in 1853; it has now blast furnaces, forge-works, lead and copper smelting works, and chemical works. Wallsend is a local government district.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wallsend AP/Ch/CP Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Wallsend |
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