Clapham

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UK/ˈklæp.əm/UK/ˈklap.əm/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0253).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0253).
    2. A small village in Kenn parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8987).
    3. A suburb of London, mostly in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2975).
    4. A village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7469).
    5. A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0906).
  2. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia, named after Clapham, London.
  3. An English habitational surname from Old English derived from these places.

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APA

Clapham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clapham

MLA

“Clapham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clapham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clapham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clapham.

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