Clapham is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, two miles north-west of the major town of Bedford, and 47 miles north of London. Clapham lies five miles north-east of the Buckinghamshire border. Clapham falls within the unitary authority of Bedford. It is in the MK41 postcode district. The post town for Clapham is Bedford.
Clapham is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Bedford.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Bedford |
Clapham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Clapham is MK41 6BW.
Clapham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the MK41 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the MK41 postcode district.
The post town for Clapham is Bedford. Clapham is in the MK41 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.
The centre of Clapham is located at position 52.16065° latitude and -0.49516° longitude.
Latitude | 52.16065° |
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Longitude | -0.49516° |
The centre of Clapham is located at the grid reference easting 503035 and northing 252442 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 503035 |
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Northing | 252442 |
Position of Clapham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Clapham to the centre of the town.
Position of Clapham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Clapham to the centre of the city.