Clapton

C3L1A1P3T1O1N1
UK, US/ˈklæptən/

proper noun

A suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).

Similar
Clapton-on-the-Hill
OriginMiddle English Clopton ← Old English *clopp →
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Meanings

proper nounClapton (countable and uncountable, plural Claptons)

plural Claptons · alternative Clapperton

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).

      I'm roll on track, I'm in this field / I'm shot, you put me in my feels / She made it clap clap clap clappity-clap out in Clapton

      2018, “Ace Feat. Smino & Saba”, in Room 25, performed by Noname
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3870).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1617).

      Synonyms: Clapton-on-the-Hill

    4. countableuncountableA village in Ston Easton parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6453).
    5. countableuncountableA village in West Crewkerne parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4106).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1617).

Similar
Clapton-on-the-Hill
Also see
clapton-on-the-hill

Origin

  1. Old English*clopp“rock, hill”
  2. Middle EnglishClopton
  3. EnglishClapton

From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

coplant
Cite this entry
APA

Clapton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clapton

MLA

“Clapton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clapton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clapton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clapton.

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