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Putney Park Lane, SW15

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Place Name First mentioned in 1273, Putney Park was a 248 acre area of parkland used by the Archbishop of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Archbishop of Canterbury, Putney, Putney Park, Wandsworth, West Putney

Putney Hill, SW15

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Place Name Rising to 148ft above sea level this is the highest point in Putney. The most common explanation behind…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, hills, Putney, streets named after the landscape, Wandsworth, West Putney

Putney Heath Lane, SW15

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Place Name Originally called Cutthrough Lane as seen by the Ordnance Survey maps of 1874, presumably because it cut through…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: East Putney, name change, streets named after the landscape, Wandsworth

Putney Embankment, SW15

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Place Name The embankment of the River Thames between Putney Bridge and the mouth of the Beverley Brook was constructed…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Putney, River Thames, streets named after buildings, Thamesfield, Wandsworth

Putney Common, SW15

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Place Name Putney Common and immediate surrounds remained open pasture and farmland until enclosure in 1469 by John Twigge, who…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Anglo-Saxon street name, Putney, Thamesfield, Wandsworth

Wildcroft Road, SW15

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Place Name Takes its name from the house, Wildcroft Manor, built by David Hartley following the death of local landowner…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Putney, streets named after houses, Wandsworth, West Putney

Pettiward Close, SW15

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Place Name The Pettiward family have held land in Putney since around 1630 when a John Pettiward married Sarah White,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Pettiward Estate, Putney, Wandsworth, West Putney

Parkfields, SW15

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Place Name A reference to Putney Park, a 300-acre deer estate first mentioned in 1274 and described as a working…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Wandsworth, West Putney

Petersfield Rise, SW15

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Place Name Petersfield is a market town in East Hampshire, founded in the 1100s by William Fitz Robert, Earl of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alton Estate, Putney, Roehampton, social housing, streets with a Hampshire connection, Wandsworth

Paddock Way, SW15

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Place Name So called because it was built on the site of the paddock attached to Bowling Green House. The…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Putney, Wandsworth, West Putney

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