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- The Roman Stane Street ran through the southeastern portion of the borough. In Saxon times Wandsworth was under the manors of Allfarthing, Downe, Dunsford, and Wandsworth (“Wandelesorde” in Domesday Book of 1086; the parishes of Battersea, Putney, Tooting Graveney, and Balham also were recorded there).
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The long straight high road follows the line of the Roman Stane Street and remnants of a mosaic floor, possibly from a Roman villa, were found nearby. The name is thought to have Saxon origins, meaning 'the dwelling of the sons of Totas'. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Totinges'.
Oct 26, 2024 · This place is so called from its situation upon the banks of the small river Wandle, which falls into the Thames in this parish. Worth, in the Saxon language, signifies either a village, or a shore. In Doomsday-book, the name of this place is spelt Wandesorde, and Wendlesorde; in other ancient records, Wandlesworth, and Wendlesworth.
- Balham and Tooting. Balham and Tooting developed as settlements along the old coach route out of London to the south and west. Development only really burgeoned following the opening of railways in 1863.
- Battersea. Battersea district grew from a few hamlets such as Battersea village and settlements along former coach routes. A church at Battersea was referred to in a papal bull in 1157.
- Clapham Junction, Battersea. As the railway companies built their network of lines through the 1840's, 50's and 60's, Clapham Junction became and remains the busiest railway interchange in the country.
- Putney. Putney grew up as a crossing point on the river Thames, the bridge of 1729 replacing a ferry and this was part of an old coaching route frequently used by the Royal Family on their travels to the west of England.
Archaeologists have found evidence of human farming settlements in Wandsworth that date back to at least Roman times. However, since no surviving Roman writings on Wandsworth exist, the first documentation of Wandsworth comes from an Anglo-Saxon chronicle written in 693.
Wandsworth Town (/ ˈ w ɒ n z w ər θ /) is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth 4.2 miles (6.8 km) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London .
Wandsworth in 1971. The story of the Grand Theatre, Clapham Junction.
