Welshpool

English

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɛlʃˈpuːl/

Proper noun

Welshpool

  2. A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SJ2207).
  3. A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Perth in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

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