'''Wallsend''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|w|ɔː|l|z|ˈ|ɛ|n|d}}, historically ''Wallsend on Tyne'', is a town in the [[metropolitan borough]] of [[North Tyneside]] in the [[metropolitan county]] of [[Tyne and Wear]], [[North East England]]. Historically, Wallsend is in the county of [[Northumberland]]. Wallsend derives its name from its location at the eastern end of [[Hadrian's Wall]]. It has a population of 43,842 and lies {{convert|3.5|mi|km|1|abbr=off}} east of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.xls Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208210730/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.xls |date=2007-02-08 }} Retrieved 2009-08-26</ref>
