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Clapham.

A number of places in England:

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name/ˈklæp.əm/UK/ˈklap.əm/UK
  1. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0253).

  2. A number of places in England: A small village in Kenn parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8987).

  3. A number of places in England: A suburb of London, mostly in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2975).

  4. A number of places in England: A village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7469).

  5. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0906).

  6. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia, named after Clapham, London.

  7. An English habitational surname from Old English derived from these places.

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