Walpole is a suburb of Boston with a population of approximately 25,075 based on the 2017 census. Walpole is in Norfolk County and is one of the best places to live conveniently located between Boston and Providence with commuter rail service from South Station. It offers residents a sparse suburban feel with a lot of restaurants parks, athletic fields, and recreation.
One very notable park is the Francis Bird Park is an 89-acre landscaped park, owned and maintained by The Trustees of Reservation with over three miles of walking and biking paths that wind through the park. The paths continue along streams and across old granite bridges and passing through grassy meadows mature trees and ponds. Facilities at the park include bike racks, benches, trash receptacles, a public restroom, children’s play equipment, four tennis courts, a basketball backboard, and a stage. Bird Park was created and endowed in 1925 by local industrialist Charles Sumner Bird, Sr. and his wife Anna in memory of their eldest son, Francis William Bird who had died seven years earlier in the influenza epidemic of 1918. Landscape architect and town planner John Nolen designed the park.
Walpole’s school system is comprised of seven public schools, which include four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Walpole is also home to The Blessed Sacrament is a private Catholic School, the Shishu Bharati School of Languages and Culture of India a private, non-profit institution, and The Norfolk County Agricultural High School and the Longview Farm School.
