Walpole Highway | |
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![]() Signpost in Walpole Highway | |
Location withinNorfolk | |
Area | 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) |
Population | 701 (2011) |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF515138 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WISBECH |
Postcode district | PE14 |
Dialling code | 01945 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
52°42′04″N0°14′30″E / 52.70122°N 0.24159°E /52.70122; 0.24159 |
Walpole Highway is a village andcivil parish in theEnglish county ofNorfolk.It covers an area of 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) and had a population of 685 in 266 households at the2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 701 at the 2011 census.[2]For the purposes of local government, it falls within thedistrict ofKing's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The village lies to the south of the route of theA47 betweenPeterborough andKing's Lynn.
A Village school was erected in 1879.[3]
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