Chalfont Common
| Chalfont Common | |
| Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Chesham Lane, Chalfont Common | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ003923 |
| Location: | 51°37’16"N, -0°33’7"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,814 (2013 est.) |
| Post town: | Gerrards Cross |
| Postcode: | SL9 |
| Dialling code: | 01753/01494 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Buckinghamshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Chesham and Amersham |
Chalfont Common is a hamlet in Buckinghamshire, in the Chiltern Hills, to the north of Chalfont St Peter.
The hamlet sits on the east bank of the River Misbourne and was one of Chalfont St Peter's three commons (the other two being Gold Hill Common and Austenwood Common). Housing of all sorts developed around and on the common, some dating back to the 1890s.[1] In the 1960s a post office was constructed on the common, which is now a Spar shop, with a salon next door.
Chalfont Common is the home of the Epilepsy Society, which was founded in 1892.
Gott's Monument
Gott's Monument is to be found in Chalfont Common. The monument was erected in 1785 by Sir H T Gott. According to local tradition, the monument either commemorates a hunt attended by George III, or an incident in which the King got lost in the forest surrounding the monument.
The monument was damaged in 1879 by a lightning strike and was rebuilt. Remarkably it was struck by lightning again in the 1960s, so was reduced from its original size of 60 feet to 20 feet.
The monument is Grade II listed.[2]
References
- ↑ History of Chalfont Common, Francis Frith
- ↑ Gott's Monument - British Listed Buildings