The Metropolitan Railway reached Little Chalfont in 1889. However, the village didn't really develop until the 1920's when land was released for housing to become part of Sir John Betjeman's "Metroland".
The present population is around 5000. The station is served by London Underground Metropolitan line and by Chiltern Railways resulting in excellent transport to and from London; Marylebone station can be reached in little over 30 minutes.
The village has a post office and a building society as well as a pharmacy, a small supermarket and about 40 other shops. There are two dental practices, a doctors surgery and an optician. There are many places to eat including two Chinese and one Italian restaurant. In the village centre is the ‘Sugar Loaf’ bar restaurant.
There are two Junior Schools in the village as well as Dr. Challoner’s High School for Girls. There are three churches; Anglican, Methodist and Roman Catholic.
The Village Hall is centrally positioned next to the library.
A major local employer is GE Healthcare which recently took over Amersham PLC.
The headquarters of ‘The Entertainer’, a large toy retailer, is situated in the village.
Little Chalfont became a separate Parish in 2007; previously it was a Ward within Amersham.
Market Town Healthcheck
Little Chalfont Parish Council
Village Diary
Images of Little Chalfont
Historic photos
Little Chalfont Library
Message Board
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(All images on this site are copyright and may not be reproduced without permission).
Village Hall
is available for hire
Please contact
The Parish Clerk
01494 766655
This site gives information about Little Chalfont and activities
within the village
plus the surrounding area.
It is maintained by the
Little Chalfont
Community Association.
For information about
the Association
See ‘About Us’
Little Chalfont Village News
a local resident who was Secretary of the Society for 11 years.
(Price £15 plus postage)
For information please e-
communications@littlechalfont.org.uk
To see some historic photos of
Little Chalfont, including some
from Ivor White’s book
Click here
Big Vision for Little Chalfont
Market Town Health Check
The work has now been completed.
Local people have given their comments on the Vision document
The Action Plan has been published and is available here
Farmers’ Market
2nd Saturday of each month
9.00 -
Village Hall car park
Thames Valley Farmers’
Market Co-
Approximately 15 stalls selling a variety of good quality produce.
Refreshments available in the Village Hall
next date -
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For more events go to Village Diary
Snow in Little Chalfont
Chenies Parade in January 2010
Carols on the Green in December
Westwood Park
New play area for 8-
The Parish Council is bidding for a grant from the Play Builder fund.
If successful, a new area will be created to supplement the present one aimed at younger children.
Come to the Village Hall on Saturday February 13th
from 9.00 am -
to see some ideas
and give your opinion
Refreshments available
Combine this with a visit to the Farmers Market
Message Board
(registration required)
For assistance in how to
register click here