Clapham

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Clapham

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Abraham Clapham (fl. 1860-1880).

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklæp.əm/, /ˈklap.əm/
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Clapham

  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). [1]
    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, Craven district, North Yorkshire (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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