There were two farms grouped as Gutters Hedge farm.
Thomas Tilling (1825-93), founder of the London omnibus firm, was born at Gutters Hedge Farm in 1825 and started his business in Peckham.
Sir Francis Pettit Smith (1808-74), inventor of the screw propeller for ships, lived at Lower Guttershedge in the mid 19th century. He may have tested his inventions on the nearby Brent River.
