Clapham Junction (area)

The Falcon, Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction is located in Greater London
Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction
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Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSW
Dialling code020
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51°27′49.61″N 0°10′4.12″W / 51.4637806°N 0.1678111°W / 51.4637806; -0.1678111

Clapham Junction is an urban locality around Clapham Junction railway station in London, England. Despite its name, it is not located in Clapham, but forms the commercial centre of Battersea.[1]

Cleanup on Lavender Hill following the 2011 riots

Clapham Junction was a scene of disturbances during the 2011 London riots.[2]

Clapham Junction railway station is served by London Overground, Southern and South Western Railway services to Central London, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset.[3]

London Buses routes 35, 37, 39, 49, 77, 87, 156, 170, 219, 295, 319, 337, 344, 345, C3 and G1.[4]

References

  1. ^ Is Clapham Junction in Clapham or Battersea?. Your Local Guardian. 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ Local Fight Back With Brooms and Marigolds. Sky News. 10 August 2011.
  3. ^ Clapham Junction National Rail Inquiries
  4. ^ Clapham Junction Archived 26 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London


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