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Putney is a Thames-side town in Surrey, forming a south-western suburb of London. Putney was a parish from ancient times. St Mary's Church, by the river, has been a Christian site of worship since at least the 13th century. In 1647, the church was the site of the Putney Debates on the English constitution. The mediæval village spread south from the church, on and around the present High Street. The village was sustained both by farming and ferrying. Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's chief minister, was born in Putney c. 1485. A wooden bridge was built across the Thames in 1729, the present Putney Bridge replacing it in 1886. The university boat race adopted its present course in 1845. In 1846 the railway was opened. Putney became increasingly suburbanised from the 1880s. most of the its Victorian and Edwardian housing is extant. The town is within the council area of Wandsworth.
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Surrey
Lat, Long: 51.462762,-0.216163
Grid Reference: TQ 2401 7526
Council Area: Wandsworth CA
Strategic Authority Area: Greater London SA
Police Area: Metropolitan PA
GBPN ID: 37033
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Putney,_Surrey_37033
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Place Type: Town
Historic County: Surrey
Lat, Long: 51.462762,-0.216163
Grid Reference: TQ 2401 7526
Council Area: Wandsworth CA
Strategic Authority Area: Greater London SA
Police Area: Metropolitan PA
GBPN ID: 37033
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Putney,_Surrey_37033
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