Clapham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clapham
Historical Forms
- Cloppaham c.880 BCS558
- Cloppeham 1239,1325 FF
- Clopeham 1086 DB 1244 Cl
- Clopham 1184 P 1202 Cur 1500 Ipm
- Clophammesgrave, in bosco de Clophammesgrave 1255 Ass
- Clapham 1503 FF
- Clappham 1552 SACiv
Etymology
'Homestead (or enclosure) of stubs or stubby ground.'v. ham(m). Cf. Clapham (PN BedsHu 22).