a village and parish in the county of Surrey, 15 miles S.W. of London. Here is Claremont Palace (built by the celebrated Lord Clive), formerly the residence of the Princess Charlotte, and now occupied by the widow and family of the late king of France. Escher Palace was a residence of Cardinal Wolsey, but of that splendid edifice only the gate-house now remains. Pop. of parish (1851) 1441.