A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Putney, town and par., Surrey, on right bank of river Thames, opposite Fulham, and within the parliamentary limits of Wandsworth, 5f miles SW. of Waterloo sta., London, by rail, and 7 miles from London Bridge by water, 2235 ac., pop. 13,235. Putney is the headquarters of the rowing world. A little above the bridge is the starting-point for the University boat-race, of which the course ends at Mortlake.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Putney Ch/CP Surrey AncC |
| Place: | Putney |
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