Putney

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Putney is a middle-class district in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is located 5.1 miles (8.2 km) south west of Charing Cross.

Putney is situated on the southern bank of the Thames opposite Fulham. At St. Mary's Church, Putney in 1647, representatives of the New Model Army held the so-called Putney Debates on the constitutional future of England. The Member of Parliament for Putney is Justine Greening.

Boat race

The University Boat Race, first raced for in 1829 in Henley-on-Thames, has had Putney as its starting point since 1845. Since 1856 it has been an annual event, beginning at the University Stone, just upstream from Putney Bridge. Several rowing clubs are based on the Thames there, including London Rowing Club, Thames Rowing Club, Imperial College Boat Club and Vesta Rowing Club.

Famous residents

Algernon Swinburne the poet
Theodore Watts, who looked after Swinburne
Constance Garnett, translator of War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment, and other Russian literature.
Leonard Woolf, husband of Virginia Woolf grew up in Putney
Edvard Beneš, the second President of Czechoslovakia, lived in Gwendolen Avenue during his exile in London from October 1938 to the end of World War II
Clement Attlee, the former British Prime Minister was born, brought up and cremated in Putney.
Cornell Tukiri, once resident of putney, inventor of the spinning top.
Edward Gibbon, historian, was born in Putney, and gave his name to the local Telephone Exchange.
J. R. Ackerley, author and literary editor of The Listener lived at Star and Garter Mansions from 1941 until his death until 1967
Marcus Reeka, the inventor of the tennis racquet grip.
Christopher Chope, Member of Parliament for Christchurch was born in Putney.
John Deacon, Bass guitar player for the rock group Queen lives in west Putney
Chris Norman, Bass guitar player for punk rock group hatecamel.
John Flynn, Drummer with Irish rock/indie band, Glass ^*, lives in East Putney.
Nick Pearce, Guitar player for TNMC ^* rock group.
Lawrence Oates, who uttered the most famous of famous last words ("I'm going out now. I may be some time,") on the 1910-13 British Antarctic Expedition, was born and grew up in Putney.
Bobby Moore, England football world cup winning hero, who lived in Putney in his later years.

Nearest places

Transport

Putney is serviced by mainline trains from Waterloo. Services to Waterloo are every 5 to 10 minutes making it a popular location for young professionals and students commuting into central London.

Train journey times are between 14 and 19 minutes depending on the number of stops and time of day. Trains are especially crowded at peak times (especially in the morning rush hour between 7.45am and 9am, where in some cases the train is full before all passengers can board). The last train from Waterloo to Putney is at 0018 hrs.

Putney is frequented by bus routes 74, 85, 14, 22, 39, 22, 93, and nightbuses N22, N10, N14 and N93. The N14 transports revellers from the West End every 5-10 minutes, with a journey time of approximately 45 minutes.

Nearest tube stations

Nearest railway station

Putney railway station

External links

Districts of London | Wandsworth