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Town in North Tyneside, England
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Wallsend on Tyne is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It's industrial, with a population of almost 44,000 in 2011, and lies four miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It got its name as the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.
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Segedunum means "victory fort" or "strong fort" and was the start of Hadrian's Wall, built from 122 AD westwards towards the Solway Firth. The archaeological remains of the fort and baths, while a fun museum and bathhouse reconstruction are also on site. A fragment of wall just west of the fort was Mile Zero. The visitors' centre has an elevated viewing platform.
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For inter-city travel by air, rail or bus see Newcastle upon Tyne. Change in the city centre for the Tyne and Wear Metro or bus out to Wallsend, details below.
Read in the guideMetro trains run every 10-15 min from St James / Monument (change for main railway station, and Metro Green Line to airport and Sunderland) via Manors, Byker, Chillingham Rd and Walkergate, taking 12 min to Wallsend.
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