[3] The Romans built a road, which was later named Stane Street by the English, from London (Londinium) to Chichester (Noviomagus Regnorum), and which passed through Tooting.

In 933, King Æthelstan is thought to have confirmed lands including Totinge (Tooting) to Chertsey Abbey.

Since the creation of the Tooting seat, it has been held by Labour, often with a marginal result against a Conservative Party challenge.

It also has several bus links, with routes to and from Central London, Richmond, Croydon, Sutton and Kingston amongst others.

[18] Tooting Broadway tube station is currently being considered by TfL as a stop on the future Crossrail 2 development.

In addition to relieving congestion on the Northern Line, this would provide Tooting with a rapid and direct connection to major London stations such as Clapham Junction, Victoria, Tottenham Court Road and Euston.

It was the first London County Council cottage estate built between 1901 and 1911, containing 1244 individual houses over 38 acres (15 ha).

Within the London Borough of Wandsworth, Tooting has the fourth-highest number of social housing accommodation after Roehampton, Battersea and Southfields in that order.

[31] The Ealing Studios film Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), starring Alec Guinness, references Tooting Bec as the residence of one of the characters.

The lead character in the series, Wolfie Smith (Robert Lindsay), was the founder of a fictional revolutionary socialist political organisation, the Tooting Popular Front.

[33] The Kitchens of Distinction (who formed in the area) recorded "On Tooting Broadway Station" on their album The Death of Cool (1992).

[37] Channel 4's award-winning documentary series 24 Hours in A&E was filmed at St George's Hospital in Tooting.

[39] In the second season of Apple TV comedy Ted Lasso, Tooting is referenced as the home of a fictional Greek restaurant called A Taste of Athens.