English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Clapham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Litlington

Historical Forms

  • Clopham 1224 P 1466 SRS29

Etymology

Clapham is Clopham 1224P et freq to 1466 SRS 29, with occasional forms Cloppham . v. Clapham supra 195.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement