# Welshpool

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /wɛlʃˈpuːl/ · frequency rank #76,462

## Definitions
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.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/welshpool