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==Transport==
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The High Street is well served by public transport: [[Clapham Common tube station|Clapham Common]] and [[Clapham North tube station|Clapham North]] tube stations on the [[Northern line]] are, respectively, at the southern and northern ends of the High Street, with [[Clapham High Street railway station]] on the [[South London Line]] also at the northern end, close to Clapham North. [[London Buses|London Bus]] routes [[London Buses route 50|50]], [[London Buses route 88|88]], [[London Buses route 155|155]], [[London Buses route 322|322]] and [[London Buses route 345|345]] run the length of the High Street, while routes [[London Buses route 137|137]], [[London Buses route 417|417]] and [[London Buses route P5|P5]] serve the endpoints but do not run along the road itself.
The High Street is well served by public transport: [[Clapham Common tube station|Clapham Common]] and [[Clapham North tube station|Clapham North]] tube stations on the [[Northern line]] are, respectively, at the southern and northern ends of the High Street, with [[Clapham High Street railway station]] on the [[South London Line]], part of the [[London Overground]], also at the northern end, close to Clapham North. [[London Buses|London Bus]] routes [[London Buses route 50|50]], [[London Buses route 88|88]], [[London Buses route 155|155]], [[London Buses route 322|322]] and [[London Buses route 345|345]] run the length of the High Street, while routes [[London Buses route 137|137]], [[London Buses route 417|417]] and [[London Buses route P5|P5]] serve the endpoints but do not run along the road itself.


The road itself is part of the [[A3 road (Great Britain)|A3]].
The road itself is part of the [[A3 road (Great Britain)|A3]].

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Clapham High Street.

Clapham High Street is the main through road and shopping area in Clapham, South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth.

History

On Clapham Common, not far from the western end of the High Street, is Holy Trinity Church, which was associated with the Clapham Sect in the early nineteenth century. The Clapham Sect, whose members included William Wilberforce, helped campaign for the abolition of the slave trade and was instrumental in the introduction of the Slave Trade Act 1807.[1]

Transport

The High Street is well served by public transport: Clapham Common and Clapham North tube stations on the Northern line are, respectively, at the southern and northern ends of the High Street, with Clapham High Street railway station on the South London Line, part of the London Overground, also at the northern end, close to Clapham North. London Bus routes 50, 88, 155, 322 and 345 run the length of the High Street, while routes 137, 417 and P5 serve the endpoints but do not run along the road itself.

The road itself is part of the A3.

References and notes

  1. ^ "Brief history of Holy Trinity Church, Clapham". holytrinityclapham.org. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

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