Walpole, Norfolk
| Walpole | |
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Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 19.27 km2 (7.44 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,804 (2011) |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF497169 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WISBECH |
| Postcode district | PE14 |
| Dialling code | 01945 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Walpole is a civil parish in Norfolk, England. The parish includes the conjoined villages of Walpole St Andrew and Walpole St Peter. Walpole Highway and Walpole Cross Keys are separate civil parishes.
The parish covers an area of 19.27 km2 (7.44 sq mi), and had a population of 1,707 in 654 households as of the 2001 Census, the population increasing to 1,804 at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, Walpole falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population at the 2011 Census of 2,322.
Edmund of Walpole was Abbot of Bury St Edmunds from 1248 to 1256.