Putney

:This is an article about the place in London. For other uses of the name, see Putney (disambiguation).

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

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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.

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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.

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The Member of Parliament for Putney is Justine Greening.

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London Borough of Wandsworth: The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in southwest London. It was formed in 1965 from the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but excluding Clapham and most of Streatham, both of which were transferred to the London Borough of L...

Charing Cross: The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile....

Thames: REDIRECT River Thames...

Putney related Images and Photos (experimental)

Putney Bridge and Church from near the Old Swan Fulham

Eights Racing at Putney