There were 21 places in the hundred of South Petherton in Domesday Book.
| Name | Households |
|---|---|
| Compton [Durville] | 87.5 |
| [South] Petherton | 54.5 |
| [Lower and Over] Stratton | 52.5 |
| Seavington [Abbots, St Mary and St Michael] | 40 |
| Dowlish [Wake] and [West] Dowlish | 31 |
| Whitestaunton | 28 |
| Kingstone | 27 |
| Shepton [Beauchamp] | 15 |
| Cricket [St Thomas] | 13 |
| Lopen | 12 |
| Chaffcombe | 11 |
| Worth | 10 |
| Dinnington | 9 |
| Cudworth | 8 |
| Leigh | 8 |
| Eleigh | 6 |
| Knowle [St Giles] | 6 |
| Wigborough | 5 |
| Street | 4 |
| Whatley | 2 |
| Barrington | 0 |