Editing River Chess (section)

== Chess cress ==
[[File:River Chess watercress beds - geograph.org.uk - 66967.jpg|thumb|River Chess watercress beds near [[Sarratt Bottom nature reserve|Sarratt]]]]
Historically, the clear chalk stream water of the River Chess, together with the fertile land, was ideal for growing [[watercress]], and this industry which flourished in both Chesham and Rickmansworth in the [[Victorian era]] supplied [[London]], being transported on the newly constructed [[Metropolitan Railway]]. Today the only working watercress beds are at Moor Lane, [[Sarratt Bottom nature reserve|Sarratt]].<ref name=RChessassn/>  In 2014, persistent overflows from Chesham Sewage Treatment Works forced the watercress farm to cease sales,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chenies.org/this-month-in-chenies | title=Participating in Religious Rituals }}</ref> and to continue operation the farm now uses well water.