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Walpole lies very close to the northern point of the 100 ha (250-acre) Walpole Inlet, from which it takes its name. The inlet in turn is named for the Walpole River , discovered in 1831 by Captain Thomas Bannister , and named by Governor Stirling for Captain W. Walpole, with whom he had served aboard HMS Warspite in 1808.
A small section of the Lake Muir National Park is also located within the north of North Walpole, a section of the Walpole-Nornalup National Park is located within the south-west, and a section of the Mount Roe National Park in the north-east of the locality. [2] [3] North Walpole is on the traditional lands of the Mineng people of the Noongar ...
Walpole-Nornalup National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 355 km (221 mi) south of Perth. It is famous for its towering karri and tingle trees. Red tingle trees are unique to the Walpole area. The park is part of the larger Walpole Wilderness Area that was established in 2004, an international biodiversity ...
The concept of a Walpole Wilderness Area was first developed by Donna Selby and Cath Roberts on behalf of the South Coast Environment Group Inc., in 1998. [1] During the height of the old growth logging debate, the Walpole Wilderness proposal sought to realise the region's potential for nature conservation by proposing the creation of a Regional Wilderness Park which expanded and linked ...
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Walpole No. 92 recorded a population of 326 living in 126 of its 149 total private dwellings, a -3.6% change from its 2011 population of 338. With a land area of 844.66 km 2 (326.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km 2 (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.
The Stephen Rowe Bradley House is located on the south side of Westminster Street on the west side of Walpole's village center; the road was one that historically led to the nearby bridge over the Connecticut River, but is now dead ended before reaching New Hampshire Route 12.
Walpole Town, as the Census refers to it, is located approximately 18 miles (29 km) south of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and 30 miles (48 km) north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population of Walpole was 26,383 at the 2020 census. [1] Walpole was first settled in 1659 and was considered a part of Dedham until officially incorporated in 1724.
Walpole had planned to become a clergyman but as he was now the eldest surviving son in the family, he abandoned the idea. In November 1700 his father died, and Robert succeeded to inherit the Walpole estate. A paper in his father's handwriting, dated 9 June 1700, shows the family estate in Norfolk and Suffolk to have been nine manors in ...