Flowing With The Tide

Putney is a village and a parish forming part of the Manor of Wimbledon. It is located between the parishes of Wandsworth and Barnes and is surrounded on the North by the Thames. It is part of the hundred of Brixton, which is part of the county of Surrey. The earliest mention of Putney can be seen in the Doomsday Book, wherein one can find the mention of Putenlie.

This Mortlake (Mortelage) fishery was under Earl Harold during King Edwards time, and of King William; however, it is said that Harold set it up by force in the time of King Edward 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 connection with businesses that are linked with this river had a strong relation with trades associated with the river. According to an age old ritual of the Manor of Wimbledon, In 1663 the fishery was held for the three best salmon caught in March, April, and May; but this rent was afterwards converted into a money payment.

As Per Guthrie the fishery continued until 1786, when, and then it is said to have been abandoned. Though Lyson we know that even though no “fishery” remained in Putney after 1786, the region continued to see fishing well into the beginning of the 19th century. Today fishing in this region is limited to the recreational fishers

The Putney Ferrying
The Putney Ferry has a history going back to the 11th century and possibly before. In the records from 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 much of the royal family across the Thames 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 former was mainly used by foot passengers to avoid the deplorable roads. Horses could, of course, be obtained through the various inns in Putney in the vicinity of, nearby the ferry.
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