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'''Chesham''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɛ|ʃ|əm}}, {{IPAc-en|local|ˈ|tʃ|ɛ|s|əm}}, or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɛ|z|əm}}) is a [[market town]] and [[civil parish]] in [[Buckinghamshire]], England, United Kingdom, {{convert|11|mi}} south-east of the county town of [[Aylesbury]], about {{convert|25.826|mi}} north-west of [[Charing Cross|central London]], and part of the [[London metropolitan area|London commuter belt]]. It is in the [[River Chess|Chess Valley]],<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Chesham|volume=6|page=89}}</ref> surrounded by farmland. The earliest records of Chesham as a settlement are from the second half of the 10th century, although there is archaeological evidence of people in this area from around 8000 BC. [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] granted a royal charter for a weekly market in 1257.<ref name="Frith">{{Cite book |last=Andrew|first=Martin |title=Amersham, Chesham and Rickmansworth |year=2001 |publisher=Frith Book Company Limited |location=England |isbn=1-85937-340-2}}</ref>