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About The Village
Chesham Bois is a small village in the Chilterns, of about one square mile. It is close to the towns of Amersham and Chesham.
It is a beautiful wooded village which was founded on a prehistoric trade route which came down from Ley Hill across the River Chess, through the village and onto Amersham and beyond to the south coast.
The village takes its name from a Norman family called ' du Bois'. William du Bois lived in the manor house and built a family chapel in 1213. This now forms the chancel of the present parish church of St. Leonard's. Unfortunately the manor house has long since disappeared.
The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady's is more modern having been built in 1915 and extended in 1953.
Many parts of the village are protected as they are in a conservation area, including a lovely wooded common where the local cricket team play in the summer. The common has many interesting buildings surrounding it, including 17th century farm buildings, the Old School House and the Old Rectory which resembles a small Tudor Mansion.
The centre of the village has a number of shops, a war memorial and a mix of old and new houses.
Chesham Bois benefits from a fast rail connection to central London from nearby Amersham.