Clapham

Clapham is an affluent district in South-West London, England, within the London Borough of Lambeth. Clapham covers the postcodes of SW4 and parts of SW9, SW8 and SW12. Clapham Common is shared with the London Borough of Wandsworth, although Lambeth has responsibility for running the common as a whole. According to the 2001 census Clapham (and Stockwell) had a joint population of 65,513 inhabitants. Clapham contains three whole wards Clapham Common, Clapham Town and Thornton, but parts of Ferndale (Brixton) and Larkhall (Stockwell) wards also lie within Clapham proper. Clapham is best known for its vast green space Clapham Common, its high street and the village-like atmosphere of its historic Old Town. Clapham is famous as the home of...