Chesham, New Hampshire

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Chesham Village District
(U.S. Registered Historic District)
Chesham, New Hampshire (New Hampshire)
Chesham, New Hampshire
Location: Harrisville, NH
Roughly bounded by Yellow Wings, Seaver, Chesham, and Marienfield Rds
Coordinates: 42°55′50″N 72°8′55″W / 42.93056, -72.14861Coordinates: 42°55′50″N 72°8′55″W / 42.93056, -72.14861
Added to NRHP: December 29, 1986
NRHP Reference#: 86003102
MPS: Harrisville MRA

Chesham is a village within the town of Harrisville in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The village is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Chesham has an elementary school called Wells Memorial School. It has about 55 pupils up to grade 6.

The Community Church of Harrisville and Chesham was formed from Chesham Baptist Church and Harrisville Congregational Church. Chesham Baptist Church dates back to 1785. The church building was originally built in 1797, re-modeled in 1830, and again re-modeled in 1844.

The village is pronounced "Chess-am".

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