Coordinates: 51°43′12″N 0°35′02″W / 51.720°N 0.584°W / 51.720; -0.584 Lye Green is a hamlet in the parish of Chesham in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located north east of Chesham. Lycrome Road runs through the centre of the hamlet, from the A416 in the east to the B4505 in the west.
The hamlet consists of a green and a pub called The Black Cat. The church community of Lye Green used to meet in rooms at the pub which was run by Miss Bessie Bangay, an Anglican church leader from the 1930s to the 1960s.The Woottens Luxury Travel part of the Bowen Bus Group is located opposite the Black Cat.
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