River Chess
The River Chess is a chalk stream that rises near Chesham in the Chiltern Hills in England, and flows for 11 miles through Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire to its confluence with the River Colne in Rickmansworth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Joan of Arc Catholic School and Rickmansworth Library.
St Joan of Arc Catholic School
School
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Saint Joan of Arc Roman Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England.
Rickmansworth School
School
Rickmansworth School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, near the town of Rickmansworth. In September 2023, Rickmansworth School received an "Outstanding" inspection rating from Ofsted.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rickmansworth and Croxley Green.
Rickmansworth
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Rickmansworth is a small town in Hertfordshire, its hinterland includes Chorleywood and the largely suburban Maple Cross.
Croxley Green
Village
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Croxley Green is both a village and a suburb of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is also a civil parish. Located on the A412 between Watford to the north-east and Rickmansworth to the south-west, it is approximately 20 miles north-west of central London.
Loudwater
Village
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Loudwater is a private housing estate in the parish of Chorleywood, separated from the latter by the River Chess, north of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire and just to the east of Junction 18 of the M25 motorway.
River Chess
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Chess” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Chess”
- Chinese: “切斯河”
- Dutch: “River Chess”
- German: “River Chess”
- Swedish: “River Chess”
- Welsh: “Afon Chess”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Batchworth and Moneyhill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fortune Common and Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School.
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