Interesting Facts and Places of Interest in Chesham

Interesting Facts about Chesham

• Did you know that Chesham has featured in ‘Midsomer Murders', ‘Inspector Morse' and ‘Chucklevision'?

• The first recorded reference to Chesham, or Cestreham , was in the will of an Anglo Saxon Queen called Lady Elgiva.

• The town name has two pronunciations, both of which can he heard in the town. The traditional pronunciation is "Chess-am" or "Chezz-um", however since World War II the pronunciation of "Chesh-am" has become more common and is now the usual pronunciation.

• It is said that Lewis Carrol based his "Mad Hatter" character from "Alice in Wonderland" on a gentleman called Roger Crab (a hat maker), who lived in what is now The Drawingroom Art Gallery and Restaurant, in Francis Yard.

• Chesham has an Ostrich farm, set up 1992.

Places of Interest in Chasham

St Mary's Church  

The oldest Church building in Chesham is St Mary's Church which dates from the 12th century.