Fulham is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located 3.7 miles south west of Charing Cross. It is situated in between Putney and Chelsea. Fulham was formerly the seat of the diocese of Fulham and Gibraltar, and Fulham Palace the former official home of the Bishop of London, the grounds of which are now divided between public allotments and an elegant botanical garden.