Chesham

Other current and historical names

Cestreham
Chesham Bois
Chessmount

Built-Up Area: Chesham
Parish/Community: Chesham
District/Borough: Chiltern
County: Buckinghamshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Town

Latitude/Longitude: 51°42'14"N 0°36'50"W
Eastings/Northings: 495868, 201496
OS Grid: SP958014
Mapcode Local: GBR F5W.1L7
Mapcode Global: VHFS9.9FQK

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Chesham within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Chesham in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Chesham, market town and par. with ry. sta., mid. Bucks, on river Chess, 5 miles SW. of Berkhampstead ry. sta. and 18 miles NW. of London, 12,746 ac., pop. 6502; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Wednesday.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Chesham Bois. par., mid. Bucks, on river Chess, 7 miles SW. of Berkhampstead ry. sta., 910 ac., pop. 351.

Chesham in the Domesday Book

A village in Burnham hundred, in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Queen Edith; Brictric of Waddesdon
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Brictric of Waddesdon; Freemen, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Bolbec
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Bolbec
- Taxable Value: 8 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 in 1066; £9 16/12 in 1086
- Households: 16 villagers; 6 smallholders; 6 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 12 men's ploughs (16 plough lands)
- Meadow: 16 ploughs
- Woodland: 800 pigs
- Mills: 1, value 10 shillings
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alsi of Bromham
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alsi of Bromham
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £4 in 1070; £4 in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers; 5 smallholders; 6 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 7 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
- Meadow: 2 ploughs
- Woodland: 800 pigs
- Mills: 1, value 6/7¼
3rd Manor
- Overlords in 1066: Earl Leofwin; Earl Harold
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 ploughs
- Mills: 2, value 3 shillings
4th Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Woodland: 50 pigs
5th Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Brictric of Waddesdon
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Oepi, Brictric's man
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Turstin Mantle
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Turstin Mantle
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Chesham, Buckinghamshire

Chesham is a town in Buckinghamshire

Chesham in historic gazetteers

Chesham in the Domesday Book