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Chesham Vale

Chesham
Chesham Market Sq Clock.jpg
Chesham Clock Tower in Market Square
Chesham is located in Buckinghamshire
Chesham
Chesham
Chesham shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 21,483 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SP965015
Civil parish
  • Chesham
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESHAM
Postcode district HP5
Dialling code 01494
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Buckinghamshire
51°42′11″N 0°36′07″W / 51.703°N 0.602°W / 51.703; -0.602Coordinates: 51°42′11″N 0°36′07″W / 51.703°N 0.602°W / 51.703; -0.602

Chesham (/ˈɛʃəm/, local /ˈɛsəm/, or /ˈɛzəm/) is a market town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury. Chesham is also a civil parish designated a town council within Chiltern district. It is situated in the Chess Valley and surrounded by farmland, as well as being bordered on one side by Amersham and Chesham Bois. The earliest records of Chesham as a settlement are from the second half of the 10th century although there is archaeological evidence of people in this area from around 8000 BC. Henry III granted the town a royal charter for a weekly market in 1257.

The town is known for its four Bs, usually quoted as:- boots, beer, brushes and Baptists. Chesham's prosperity grew significantly during the 18th and 19th centuries with the development of manufacturing industry.


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