Editing Clapham (section)

==Geography==
Translated to the postal system, Clapham fills most of SW4 and as defined, at least since the [[Norman Conquest]] until 1885, includes parts of SW8, SW9 and SW12, London. [[Clapham Common]] is shared with the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]] (the border between the two boroughs runs across the common), but Lambeth has responsibility for its management. According to the 2011 census, the Clapham Area has a population of 40,850.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ec-lambeth-council-state-of-the-borough-2014_0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412015530/http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ec-lambeth-council-state-of-the-borough-2014_0.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live |title=State of the Borough 2014 |website=Lambeth.gov.uk |access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref>  For administrative and electoral purposes, Clapham is made up of three Lambeth wards: [[Clapham_Common_and_Abbeville_(ward)|Clapham Common and Abbeville]], [[Clapham Town (ward)|Clapham Town]] and [[Clapham East (ward)|Clapham East]]. Parts of the Clapham East ward like in neighbouring [[Stockwell]]

Much of southern [[Battersea]] is often incorrectly referred to as Clapham, because of the name of [[Clapham Junction railway station]], and to stress Battersea's proximity to Clapham Common, as well as their relative distance from Battersea's historic [[nucleated village|nucleus]].{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} The railway station now known as Clapham Junction was originally named Battersea Junction by its architect to reflect its  geographical location.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}