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Walpole family

Walpole
Ethnicity English
Current region Norfolk, England
Members Robert Walpole
Earls of Orford
Barons Walpole
Estate Houghton Hall
Mannington Hall
Wolterton Hall

The Walpole family (/ˈwɔːlˌpl, ˈwɒl-/) is a famous English aristocratic family whose family seat was Houghton Hall. Members of this family have traditionally been the Earl of Orford. The Earls of Orford is now extinct, leaving the Barons Walpole the sole male descendants of Robert Walpole. Houghton Hall now belongs to the Marquesses of Cholmondeley and Mannington Hall and Wolterton Hall are still owned by the Walpoles. Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole resides at Mannington while Wolterton is open to the public.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

One Generation of a Norfolk House by Augustus Jessopp, [ Norwich, Miller & Leavins] 1878


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