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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Clapton like this:
CLAPTON, a tything in Crewkerne parish, Somerset; 3 miles from Crewkerne. It has a post office under Crewkerne. Pop., 90.
Clapton is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Clapton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Clapton in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24699
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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