A Chronicle of Putney London – from the Records
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Putney is a small part within the Manor of Wimbledon. It is located between the parishes of Wandsworth and Barnes and is bounded on the North by the Thames. It is within the hundred of Brixton, which comes in the county of Surrey. The earliest mention of Putney can be seen in the Last Judgement Book, where it is referred to as Putenlie.
Earl Harold had this fishery in Mortelage (Mortlake) in the time of King Edward, and during King Williams time; and yet they say that Harold set it up by force during King Edwards reign in the land of Chingestune (Kingston), and in the land of Saint Paul’s.
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The Fishery
Being on the Thames Putney has always seen a good relation with businesses that are linked with this river had a strong relation with trades associated with the river.As per an early ritual of the Manor of Wimbledon, In the early 1660s a fishery determined the best catch for March, April, & May, but this soon turned into money payment.
As Per Guthrie fishery, here, went on until late 1780s, when, and then it is said to have been abandoned. Though Lyson we know that although no “fishery” could be seen in Putney after 1786, fishing continued to be carried on until the early part of the nineteenth century. Today fishing in this region is limited to the recreational fishers
The Putney Ferrying
The Putney Ferry was seen in the 11th century and possibly even earlier. In the household accounts of Edward I (1272-1307) the ferry was twice mentioned.
The first is wherein Robert the Ferryman of Putney and other sailors received 3/6d in order to carry much of the royal family across the Thames while also carrying the king and his relatives to Westminster.
There were two types of ferry that could be obtained from Putney, the “long ferry” from Putney to London or Westminster and the “short ferry” from Putney to Fulham. The first one was essentially used by foot passengers to steer clear of the bad roads. Horses could, no doubt, be obtained through the various inns in Putney which were close to the ferry.
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