Welshpool

A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SJ2207).

Proper noun

  1. A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SJ2207).
  2. A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Origin

From Welsh + Pool; it was originally known as Pool, but the name was changed in 1835 to distinguish it from the English town of Poole.

Derived

Port Welshpool