Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/28/2023, 9:06 PM	SeaHorse15
12/28/2023, 9:00 PM	SeaHorse15	move from surname to place name
6/24/2023, 7:56 PM	Paradiso36

Name Walpole

Type Settlement

Usage English

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Meaning & History

The name of two places in Norfolk and Suffolk. The place names probably derive from Old English walh "foreigner, Briton, serf" (genitive plural wala) and pol "pool", though the Norfolk place name may have Old English wall "wall" as the first element.

Added 6/24/2023 by Paradiso36