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Putney Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Putney

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Putney history

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Putney is an ancient parish which covered 9.11 square kilometres (3.52 sq mi) in the Hundred of Brixton in the county of Surrey. Its area has been reduced by the loss of Roehampton to the south-west, an offshoot hamlet that conserved more of its own clustered historic core. Since 1965 Putney has formed part of the London Borough of Wandsworth in Greater London.

River crossing

Putney appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Putelei, although this was “probably a mistake of the Norman scribes” Ultimately the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Puttan hythe, meaning Putta’s landing place. It was noted that it did not fall into the category of local jurisdictions known as a manor, but obtained 20 shillings from the ferry or market toll at Putney belonging to the manor of Mortlake.

St Mary’s Church

The parish church of St Mary The Virgin became the site of the 1647 Putney Debates. Some soldiers staged a minor mutiny amid fears that a monarchy would be replaced by a dictatorship. A manifesto was proposed entitled An Agreement of the People. Proposals included sovereignty for English citizens and equality before the law.

Open spaces and clean air

For centuries, Putney was a place where Londoners came to play games. Queen Elizabeth I was a regular visitor to Putney from 1579 to 1603. She was said to “honour Lacy with her company”

You can visit Putney places with Walkfo Putney to hear history at Putney’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Putney has 484 places to visit in our interactive Putney map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Putney, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Putney places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Putney & the surrounding areas.

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484 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Putney tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Putney

  

Best Putney places to visit

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Putney has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Putney’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Putney’s information audio spots:

Mawson Arms The Mawson Arms/Fox and Hounds is a Grade II* listed public house . The entire terrace of five houses is listed, and they were built in about 1715 for Thomas Mawson . They adjoin one side of Fuller’s Griffin Brewery .

Fulham Fulham is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. First recorded by name in 691, Fulham was a manor and ancient parish. It was the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham between 1900 and 1965.

Katherine Low Settlement The Katherine Low Settlement was founded in 1924 as part of the settlement movement . It is now a listed building and provider of charitable services to the local community .

Old Battersea House Old Battersea House is one of the oldest surviving buildings in South West London . It was rumoured to have been designed by Sir Christopher Wren . Grade II* listed building was built around 1699 and Grade II listed .

Clapham Grand The Grand (previously The Grand Theatre) is a Grade II listed building on St John’s Hill, near Clapham Junction, South London . It was designed by Earnest Woodrow and was first opened in 1900 as The New Grand Theatre of Varieties .

The Falcon, Battersea The Falcon is a Grade II listed public house at 2 St John’s Hill, Battersea, London . It is located in the centre of the city’s most famous landmarks .

Battersea Central Library The library was built by the Battersea Vestry between 1889 and 1890, to a design by Edward Mountford . It remains in use in contemporary times as one of Wandsworth Council’s libraries .

Huguenot Burial Site The Huguenot Burial Site is located in Wandsworth, London . It was in use from 1687 to 1854 . It is located next to St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church .

Wandsworth Common Wandsworth Common is 69.43 hectares (171.6 acres) It is a public common in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south London . The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 15,247 .

North End, Fulham North End was, until the last quarter of the 19th-century, a scattered hamlet among the fields and market gardens, between Counter’s Creek and Walham Green in the Parish of Fulham in the County of Middlesex. Sir John Scott Lillie built the ‘North End Brewery’ complex in 1832.

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