Waterside, Buckinghamshire

Waterside is a hamlet in the parish of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire, England.[1] It is located in the town itself. Historically the name referred to the group of dwellings next to the River Chess in Chesham.

A road in Waterside

Waterside consists of a mixture of 19th-century houses following the banks of the river Chess. The Metropolitan line link between Baker Street and Chesham runs through this area. Waterside has a fitness centre and a public park known as the Moor. It also comprises several industrial units including a Nestlé bottled water factory situated on the former water cress and trout farm site on Latimer Road.

There is a local community school, Waterside County Combined, which takes children from the age of 3 through to year 6.

References

  1. William Page, ed. (1925). Parishes: Chesham, in A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3. London: British History Online. pp. 203–218. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

51.697°N 0.603°W / 51.697; -0.603


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