At that time, the area was remote from the centres of the villages and towns, and consisted of isolated farms and cottages, and did not have a specific name.

Following a period of campaigning by local residents, the village was awarded separate Parish status in 2007.

Most of the new Parish came from Amersham, but a small part (in area, rather larger in population) of Chalfont St Giles was also included.

[2] Little Chalfont Farmers Market was launched in September 2009 with the support of the Parish Council and local regeneration groups.

The Farmers Market takes place in the Village Hall car park on the second Saturday of each month.

It was the home of Mary Penington whose daughter Gulielma Springett married William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.

[9] Little Chalfont is home to two industrial laboratories and an office development, part of GE Healthcare, originally the Radiochemical Centre, and then Amersham International.