Claremont

Claremont 1 City (1990 pop. 32,503), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in a citrus farm area at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1907. Mainly residential, the city is an educational center and has light manufacturing. The Claremont Colleges are there, as is the Southern California School of Theology. A large botanical garden is also there. 2 City (1990 pop. 13,902), Sullivan co., SW N.H., in a farm and dairy area, on the Sugar River near its junction with the Connecticut; inc. 1764. It has plants that manufacture footwear, apparel, brushes, textiles, machinery, and paper. The oldest Roman Catholic church in the state (begun 1823) is there, and in nearby West Claremont is Union Church, the state's oldest Episcopal church (begun 1773). A replica of a pre-Revolutionary fort complex is nearby.

Claremont, Australia, Jamaica, South Africa, USA 1. South Africa (Western Cape): named after Claremont House in Surrey, England, which was the residence of Sir John Molteno (1814–86), first prime minister of Cape Colony.2. USA: there are five towns with this name, the first one being founded in New Hampshire in 1762. There is some doubt as to whether it was named after the country seat of Baron Clive of Plassey (1725–74), who was given an Irish peerage in 1762, or a member of the Holles family, specifically the 1st Earl of Clare (c.1564–1637). The town in California, founded in 1887, was named after the New Hampshire town.