A Account of Putney London – Let the History Records Tell
Putney is a village and a parish forming part of the Manor of Wimbledon. It lies between the parishes of Wandsworth and Barnes and is surrounded 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 found in the Last Judgement Book, where it is referred to as Putenlie.
This Mortlake (Mortelage) fishery was under Earl Harold during King Edwards reign, and Archbishop Stigland oversaw its functioning while in the rule; however, it is said that Harold used force to get it up 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 association with trades that are linked with this river had a strong relation with trades associated with the river. According to an early tradition 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.
According to 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 was witnessed until the early part of the nineteenth century. Now fishing in Putney is limited to the adventurous fishers
The Putney Ferryboat
The Putney Ferry was seen in the 11th century and possibly even earlier. In the household accounts of Edward I (1272-1307) the ferry finds a mention in a couple of instances.
The first is wherein Robert the Ferryman of Putney and other sailors were paid 3/6d in order to carry a great part of the royal family across the river and also taking the king and his family to Westminster.
Two ferry services ran from Putney, the “long ferry” ran to Westminster and London and the “short ferry” which ran to Fulham. The first one was mainly used by foot passengers to avoid the deplorable roads. Horses could, no doubt, be obtained at the number of inns in Putney in the vicinity of, nearby the ferry.
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