The story
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Welshpool
Today it means: A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SJ2207). Full definition →