Walpole Highway

Walpole Highway is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.48 km² (4.05 sq mi) and had a population of 685 in 266 households at the 2001 census,^[1] the population increasing to 701 at the 2011 census.^[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Walpole Highway
Signpost in Walpole Highway
Walpole Highway Location within Norfolk
Area	10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Population	701 (2011)
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF515138
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WISBECH
Postcode district	PE14
Dialling code	01945
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.70122°N 0.24159°E / 52.70122; 0.24159

Mill House and remains of the windmill at Ratten Row

The village lies to the south of the route of the A47 between Peterborough and King's Lynn.

History

A Village school was erected in 1879.^[3]

Notable People

• James W Taylor (b1912), author and poet.^[4]