In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Walpole like this:
WALPOLE, a parish, with a village, in Blything district, Suffolk; 2½ miles SW of Halesworth r. station. Post town, Halesworth. Acres, 1,750. Real property, £2,943. Pop., 540. Houses, 115. The manor belongs to Lord Huntingfield. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £90. Patron, the Church Patronage Society. The church is good. There are an endowed Independent chapel, an endowed school, and charities £11. Fairs are held on Whit-Wednesday and Michaelmas day.
Walpole through time
Walpole is now part of Suffolk Coastal district. Click here for graphs and data of how Suffolk Coastal has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walpole itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walpole in Suffolk Coastal | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7843
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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