When completed, it stretched for 73 1/2 miles from Bowness to Wallsend
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..... Stretching 84 miles from Wallsend near Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Millie Thom | Bringing history to life | Page 5 [PAR] Mar 24, 2016 ... Hadrian's Wall stretched for 73 miles (80 Roman miles) across country, from 
Bowness-on-Solway in the west to Wallsend-on-Tyne in the east, and forts were 
located about every five Roman miles.