There were 37 places in the hundred of Chelmsford in Domesday Book.
| Name | Households |
|---|---|
| Writtle | 178 |
| [Great and Little] Waltham | 156 |
| [East, South and West] Hanningfield | 84 |
| Woodham [Ferrers] | 59 |
| Mountnessing | 48 |
| [Great] Baddow | 47 |
| Rettendon | 45 |
| [Great and Little] Leighs | 32 |
| Springfield | 31 |
| [Little] Baddow | 30 |
| Boreham | 29 |
| Fryerning | 29 |
| Margaretting | 29 |
| Chignall | 28 |
| Bensted | 26 |
| Moulsham [Lodge] | 26 |
| Runwell | 26 |
| Newland [Hall] | 24 |
| Walter [Hall] | 20 |
| Buttsbury | 19 |
| Patching [Hall] | 15 |
| Fingrith [Hall] | 14 |
| Broomfield | 13 |
| Chatham | 13 |
| Danbury | 11 |
| Ingatestone | 11 |
| Moulsham [Hall] | 11 |
| Cuton [Hall] | 8 |
| Lawn [Hall] | 8 |
| Belstead [Hall] | 5 |
| Studly | 5 |
| Chelmsford | 4 |
| Fristling | 4 |
| Culvert's Farm | 3 |
| other Moulsham [Hall] | 2 |
| Cowbridge | 0 |
| Fouchers | 0 |