CHESHAM, an urban district and market town of Bucking hamshire, England, 26m. W.N.W. of London by the Met. and G.C.R. Pop. (1931) 8,809. It is pleasantly situated in the narrow valley of the river Chess, flanked by low wooded chalk hills. The church of St. Mary, which has some ancient frescoes, is cruciform and mainly Perpendicular in style. Dairy utensils, chairs, malt shovels, etc., are made of beech. Shoemaking is also carried on. Waterside, adjoining the town, has duck farms and extensive watercress beds, for which the Chess is noted.