Clapham Junction (area)
Appearance
The Falcon, Clapham Junction | |
Location within Greater London | |
London borough | |
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Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | SW |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
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]
Clapham Junction was a scene of disturbances during the 2011 London riots.[2]
Transport links
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Is Clapham Junction in Clapham or Battersea?. Your Local Guardian. 23 September 2015.
- ^ Local Fight Back With Brooms and Marigolds. Sky News. 10 August 2011.
- ^ Clapham Junction National Rail Inquiries
- ^ Clapham Junction Archived 26 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London