Walpole family explained

Walpole
Region:	Norfolk, England
Members:	Robert Walpole Horace Walpole
Titles:	Earl of Orford Baron Walpole
Estate:	Houghton Hall Mannington Hall Wolterton Hall

The Walpole family is a famous English aristocratic family known for their 18th century political influence and for building notable country houses including Houghton Hall. Heads of this family have traditionally been the Earl of Orford. Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole, resided at Mannington Hall.^[1] Wolterton Hall has been undergoing restoration since 2016.^[2]

Bibliography

• Book: Jessopp, Augustus . One Generation of a Norfolk House. A Contribution to Elizabethan History . Augustus Jessopp . Norwich . Miller & Leavins . 1878 . 374 .
• Book: Johnstone-Roberts, Anthony . Sir William Walpole and The Walpole Estate . Research and Papers . 2013.

Notes and References

1. News: When an Englishman's home is his business . The Daily Telegraph. London . 15 September 2001 . Christopher . Middleton . 15 January 2009.
2. Wolterton Hall sold to private buyers . Culot . Caroline . 19 April 2016 . 7 March 2018 . Property. Eastern Daily Press . Archant Community Media Ltd.