English Explanatory Dictionary

Clapton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).
  3. A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3870).
  4. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1617).
  5. A village in Ston Easton parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6453).
  6. A village in West Crewkerne parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4106).
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈklæptən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Clapton.wav

Word forms

Clapton Claptons Clapperton

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Clapton-on-the-Hill

Derived words

Clapton in Gordano Clapton-on-the-Hill
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