Clapham

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ295755
Administration
London borough:	Lambeth
Area:	Greater London
Region:	London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Traditional county:	Surrey
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postcode:	SW4
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:
London Assembly:	Lambeth and Southwark
European Parliament:	London

Clapham is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in inner southwest London. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest tier of local government in England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — collectively, but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... SW4 is the postcode for Clapham in the London Borough of Lambeth The post town for this postcode is LONDON. Categories: London postal districts | London geography stubs | Lambeth ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Summary Remade LCC/GLC crest. ... The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in inner southwest London. ... South London is the area of Greater London south of the River Thames. ...

Clapham dates back to Anglo-Saxon times; the name is said to derive from the Anglo-Saxon word for "Clappa's farm". In the late seventeenth century, large country houses began to be built here, and through the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries it was favoured by the upper classes, with many large and gracious houses and villas built around Clapham Common and in the Old Town. Samuel Pepys spent the last two years of his life in Clapham living with his friend and former servant William Hewer and he died there in 1703. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, the Clapham Sect were a group of upper class evangelic Anglicans who lived around the Common. They included William Wilberforce, Henry Thornton and Zachary Macaulay, father of the historian Thomas Macaulay. They were very prominent in campaigns for the abolition of slavery, against child labour and for prison reform. They also promoted missionary activity in Britain's colonies. Clapham Common is a triangular area of grassland of about 200 acres (0. ... Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 - 26 May 1703) was a leading 17th century English civil servant, latterly famous for his diary. ... The Clapham Sect was an influential group of like-minded social reformers in England at the beginning of the nineteenth century (active c. ... William Wilberforce William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 - 29 July 1833) was an English parliamentarian and leader of the campaign against the slave trade. ... Henry Thornton (1760 - 1815), economist, banker, philanthropist and MP for Southwark was one of the founders of the Clapham Sect and campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade. ... Zachary Macaulay (1768-1838) was a British colonial governor, influential 18th century philanthropist, a man of evangelical piety and a supporter of William Wilberforce. ... Quotes His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. ...

Natsume Soseki's lodgings in Clapham, South London

After the coming of the railways, Clapham developed as a suburb for daily commuters into central London, and by 1900, it had fallen from favour with the upper classes. Most of their grand houses had been demolished by the middle of the twentieth century, though a few remain around the Common and in the Old Town, as do a substantial number of fine late eighteenth and early nineteenth century houses. In the twentieth century, Clapham was seen as an unremarkable suburb, often cited as representing the thoughts of the ordinary people: the so-called "man on the Clapham omnibus". Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 73 KB)Natsume Sōsekis lodgings in The Chase, Clapham, London. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 73 KB)Natsume Sōsekis lodgings in The Chase, Clapham, London. ... Natsume Soseki on the former 1000 yen note. ... The man on the Clapham omnibus is a term used in English Law to signify an educated and intelligent but non-specialist person. ...

Today Clapham covers a largish area surrounding Clapham Common. The Old Town and High Street to the east of the Common, has a lively set of restaurants and shops. At the end of the twentieth century and begin of the twenty-first, local property prices rose steeply, and Clapham is now home to many young professional in their twenties and thirties. Many of the High Street's bars and restaurants cater for them and are packed to the rafters at weekends. However, the area retains a pleasantly mixed character, with many social and ethnic groups living alongside each other. Clapham Common is a triangular area of grassland of about 200 acres (0. ...

The other side of the Common, encompassing Battersea Rise, Northcote Road and the area known as "Between the Commons", is popular with young middle-class professional families: Northcote Road is not known as "Nappy Valley" for nothing. (Although this area is often referred to as Clapham, it is in SW11 area and is, in fact, in Battersea.) Battersea, as defined by the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea, part of the old County of London, England, before 1965 Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. ...

The main railway station

• Clapham Junction (which is actually in Battersea)

is the largest junction on the UK network being the point where routes to the west and southwest of London converge. Other stations include: The railway junction at Clapham Junction, facing east The footbridge over the fan of tracks leading to sheds and sidings Details of roof support columns at Clapham Junction railway station Electronic Information board on a Clapham Junction platform Clapham Junction railway stations platforms 2 to 10 at night The... Battersea, as defined by the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea, part of the old County of London, England, before 1965 Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. ...

• Clapham High Street railway station
• Wandsworth Road railway station

Nearest places: Clapham High Street railway station is on the inner South London Line from London Victoria to London Bridge. ... Wandsworth Road station is on the inner South London Line from London Victoria to London Bridge. ...

• Battersea
• Brixton
• Stockwell
• Balham
• Vauxhall
• Wandsworth

There are several tube stations on the Northern Line in Clapham:: Battersea, as defined by the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea, part of the old County of London, England, before 1965 Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. ... Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. ... Stockwell is an inner city area in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... Balham is: Balham, a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth within London in England. ... Vauxhall is an inner city area of south London in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... Wandsworth is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth by the River Thames in south London. ...

• Clapham Common tube station
• Clapham North tube station
• Clapham South tube station

See also: Clapham Sect Clapham Common tube station is a station on London Undergrounds Northern Line. ... Categories: Northern Line stations | London Underground stubs ... Categories: Northern Line stations | London Underground stubs ... The Clapham Sect was an influential group of like-minded social reformers in England at the beginning of the nineteenth century (active c. ...

See also: Local Web Site ClaphamHighStreet.co.uk