Chesham, a Market Town in the Chiltern Hills in the English County of Buckinghamshire
Chesham is a civil parish as well as a market town within the Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England. The town can be found in the Chess Valley, 11 miles of the county town of Aylesbury and surrounded by farmlands. It borders with The Bois on one side and Amersham on the other side. As opposed to popular belief, the village was not named after the river but the other way around.
In the past, the town was famous for its four Bs - Baptists, brushes, beer and boots. The village prospered in the 18th and 19th Century because of the manufacturing industry. Fierce competition from here and abroad has caused the decline in the village’s traditional industries. Fortunately, Chesham has a strong, skilled labour workforce, and new industries began to grow in the village before and after World War II. At present, the town's employment opportunities are provided by small businesses involved in professional services, technology and light industry
Food, Shopping and Accommodation in Chesham
The pedestrianised High Street has retained a little of the flavour of the old market town with some traditional shops and its Wednesdays and Saturdays street markets. This town also supports a large number of eating establishments, some located on the Market Square, but locals and visitors go to Amersham for fine dining.
Things to See and Do in Chesham
The Chesham Museum is the town’s main attraction with its collection of documents, photographs and artefacts on the history of the town and the neighbouring areas. Other sites and museum worth visiting, although not exactly in town is the Amersham Museum in old Amersham and the Bekonscot Model Village in Beaconsfield. It is the most original and oldest model village in the world.