Welshpool

//wɛlʃˈpuːl// name

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

Etymology

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.

Related phrases

Port Welshpool

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