English Explanatory Dictionary

Clapham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈklæp.əm/ /ˈklap.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Clapham.wav

Word forms

Clapham

Derived words

Clapham Common Clapham cum Newby Clapham Junction man on the Clapham omnibus
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