Clapham

Clapham is a village in , with a population of roughly 600. It's set in the limestone scenery of the Dales, and its main attractions are Ingleborough show cave and the cave complex of Gaping Gill.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Clapham, North Yorkshire”
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clapham railway station and St James’ Church, Clapham.

Railway station
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Clapham is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 48 miles north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Clapham in .

Church
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St James' Church is the parish church of Clapham, North Yorkshire, in England. The church was originally constructed in the 15th century. Other than the tower, it was rebuilt in 1814, and in 1899 a south porch was added and some of the windows were altered.

Cave
Photo: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a show cave close to the village of Clapham in , England, adjacent to where the water from resurges. That part of the cave that is open to the public follows a fossil gallery for some 500 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newby and Keasden.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the civil parish of Clapham-cum-Newby, in the county of , in the north-western . It is about 2 miles to the south west of the village of Clapham and about 5 miles to the east of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of , , England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck. is situated 2½ miles east of Clapham.

Clapham

Latitude
54.1174° or 54° 7′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.3922° or 2° 23′ 32″ west
Elevation
561 feet (171 metres)
Open location code
9C6V4J85+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29915136
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2652949
Wiki­data ID
Q986042
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Clapham” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Clapham, North Yorkshire”
  • French: “Clapham”
  • German: “Clapham”
  • Irish: “Clapham”
  • Japanese: “クラッパム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clapham, North Yorkshire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clapham”
  • Norwegian: “Clapham”
  • Polish: “Clapham”
  • Urdu: “کلیپہم، نارتھ یارکشائر”

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