Walpole

English

Etymology

From Old English words for "wall" and "pool".

Proper noun

Walpole

1. An English habitational surname from Old English from either of two places in Norfolk and Suffolk.
2. Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, English politician and writer.
3. The name of several towns or cities:
   1. A village and civil parish (served by Cookley and Walpole Parish Council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3674).

Derived terms

• Walpole Cross Keys

Further reading

• “Walpole”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Wapello