Read more: Visit website The world-famous London Underground network does not just transport passengers around the capital , as some of its stations are located outside of the M25. These include Amersham, Chalfont and Latimer, Chorleywood and Rickmansworth on the Metropolitan line, and Epping on the Central line.
Also amongst this bunch of extra-London stops is Chesham, which serves the market town of the same name in Buckinghamshire. The terminus boasts its own water tower and signal box and is Grade-II listed. It was opened in 1889.
Historic England notes that this is because of its architectural importance as "the most complete surviving example of a late 19th-century rural Metropolitan station". It is also "a vivid reminder of the Metropolitan Railway's early expansion into London's rural hinterland", and "the station building, signal box and water tower form an unusually coherent and intact group". It is the furthest Tube station from the centre of London, at around 25 miles away, as well as the most northern and western station on the network.
The distance between Chesham and its neighbour, Chalfont and Latimer, is the longest between two adjacent stations - 3.89 miles.
The closest National Rail station to Chesham is Amersham, which is also on the Metropolitan line. Chiltern Railways says it takes 32 minutes to travel from there to London Marylebone using its fastest route.
Residents previously told our sister site MyLondon that they could not do without Chesham station, even though the area very much feels like Buckinghamshire, rather than the capital.
Locals also said that many have moved to the area in recent years, who commute to London for work.
Righmove says that house prices in Chesham had an overall average of £499,307 over the last year.
The majority of properties sold were terraced, selling for an average price of £431,688.
Mr Phull said: "For me, it's a lovely place to come to, considering I live in Harrow. It's nice and peaceful.
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