13 Facts About Clapham

Clapham is a district in South West London, England, lying mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, but with some areas extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth.

Samuel Pepys spent the last two years of his life in Clapham, living with his friend, protected at the Admiralty and former servant William Hewer, until his death in 1703.

Clapham Common was home to Elizabeth Cook, the widow of Captain James Cook the explorer.

Clapham's lived in a house on the common for many years following the death of her husband.

In 1848, Clapham was described in the Topographical Dictionary of England as a village which "has for many years, been one of the most respectable in the environs of the metropolis".

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Today's Clapham is an area of varied housing, from the large Queen Anne-, Regency- and Georgian-era homes of the Old Town and Clapham Common, to the grids of Victorian housing in the Abbeville area.

Clapham was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey.

The former Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth was divided in 1965 and the area of the historic parish of Clapham was transferred to the London Borough of Lambeth, along with Streatham.

Clapham gave its name to a Parliamentary constituency between 1885 and 1974.

Clapham Common is shared with the London Borough of Wandsworth, but Lambeth has responsibility for its management.

The railway station now known as Clapham Junction was originally named Battersea Junction by its architect to reflect its actual geographical location.

Clapham is home to one of the largest Australian communities in London.

Clapham Junction is one of the major rail transport hubs and network of railway junctions in the country.