Chesham Bois, United Kingdom
Chesham Bois is a town of 3,000 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Chesham Bois
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 45 places to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include The Elgiva, Temperance Hall / The Little Theatre by the Park, Amersham Museum and Amersham Martyrs Memorial.
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About Chesham Bois
Chesham Bois (traditionally CHESS-əm BOYZ, but now more commonly CHESH-əm BOYZ) is a village in the Chiltern Hills, in Buckinghamshire, England, adjacent to both Amersham and Chesham.
From the Wikipedia article Chesham Bois (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do2
Museums and landmarks4
Amersham Museum
Museum · 2.9 mi
Private museum, local history in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Sands Bank
Park · 1.0 mi
Local nature reserve in Buckinghamshire, England
Restaurants and cafes45
Caffè Nero
Cafe · Coffee Shop
69 The Broadway, Chesham
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:30-18:00; Su 08:00-17:30
33 more on the map.
History
Initially a hamlet in the parish of Chesham, the manor was assessed at 1½ hides in the reign of King Edward the Confessor. The estate belonged to a brother of King Harold, who was killed with him at the Battle of Hastings, and William the Conqueror probably gave this "royal" land to his own half-brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux. The village gets its name from the de Bosco family (the French version of which was "de Bois") and by 1213, in the reign of King John, William du Bois was holding the manor. By about 1430, in the reign of Henry VI, the manor had been acquired by the Cheynes of Chenies who remained for over 300 years, before conveying the manor to the Duke of Bedford in 1735. Chesham Bois House, the site of the manor, was the subject of an archaeological excavation by television programme Time Team, which was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in March 2007.
During the 1920s and 30s, the Metropolitan Railway’s Amersham station was named “Amersham and Chesham Bois”.
From the History section of Chesham Bois on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Chesham Bois
Mervyn KingBritish economist (born 1948)Photo: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0- Edmund CrispinBritish composer and crime novelist (1921-1978)
- Horace BarlowBritish visual neuroscientist
- Rosalie Wilkins, Baroness WilkinsBritish politician (1946-2024)
- Andrew CampbellEnglish cricketer (born 1949)
- Percy Hobson HolyoakBritish businessman
- Peter Scawen Watkinson Robertsrecipient of the Victoria Cross
Born in Chesham Bois, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship19
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Healthcare5
Map of Chesham Bois
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Getting there and nearby towns
Wycombe Air Park (HYC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Chesham 1 mi southeast, about 1 min by car
- Hyde Heath 2 mi southwest, about 3 min by car
- Amersham 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Berkhamsted 4 mi northeast, about 7 min by car
- Northchurch 5 mi north, about 7 min by car
- Sarratt 5 mi east, about 9 min by car
- Chorleywood 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Tring 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Beaconsfield 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Hemel Hempstead 8 mi northeast, about 12 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Amersham Museum, Jpbowen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Mary's Church Chesham, Iridescent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Queen's Head, Chesham, March 2021, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Leonard's Church, Chesham Bois, Jon Mack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chesham Elgiva Theatre, Tmol42 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sands Bank 17, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quaker Meeting House, Chesham, August 2024 01, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quaker Meeting House, Chesham, August 2024 05, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quaker Meeting House, Chesham, August 2024 03, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quaker Meeting House, Chesham, August 2024 02, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quaker Meeting House, Chesham, August 2024 04, No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1 and 2 Park Road, Chesham, 2018 (1), No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3 and 4 Park Road, Chesham, 2018 (1), No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barn behind Chapman’s Farmhouse, Chesham, 2018 (2), No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barn behind Chapman’s Farmhouse, Chesham, 2018 (1), No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chapman’s Farmhouse, Chesham, 2018 (1), No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chapman’s Farmhouse, Chesham, 2018 (2), No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Broadway Court, 80-82 The Broadway, High Street, Chesham, Richard Kelly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, colinbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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