Hundreds of Essex
The Hundreds of Essex in 1830
Between Anglo-Saxon times and the nineteenth century the English county of Essex was divided for administrative purposes into 19 hundreds , plus the Liberty of Havering-atte-Bower and the boroughs of Colchester , Harwich , and Maldon . Each hundred had a separate council that met each month to rule on local judicial and taxation matters.
Essex probably originated as a shire in the time of Æthelstan .[ 1] The Domesday Survey listed nineteen hundreds, corresponding very closely in extent and in name with those that were in use until early in the twentieth century.[ 1] [ 2] The additional half-hundred of Thunreslan on the border with Suffolk no longer exists,[ 1] and the hundred of Witbrictesherna was renamed Dengie. The liberty of Havering-atte-Bower was formed from land taken from Becontree hundred.[ 1] [ 3] In the time of Edward I , Clavering and Freshwell were each considered half-hundreds in Essex.[ 4]
Parishes
At the start of the 19th century, the hundreds contained the following parishes:[ 5]
Hundred
Area (acres)[ 6]
Parishes
Barstable
71,373
Basildon , Bowers Gifford , Bulphan , Chadwell , Corringham , Doddinghurst , Downham , Dunton , East Horndon , East Tilbury , Fobbing , Great Burstead , Horndon-on-the-Hill , Hutton , Ingrave , Laindon , Langdon Hills , Lee Chapel , Little Burstead , Little Thurrock , Mucking , Nevendon , North Benfleet , Orsett , Pitsea , Ramsden Bellhouse , Ramsden Crays , Shenfield , South Benfleet , Stanford-le-Hope , Thundersley , Vange , West Horndon , West Tilbury , Wickford
Becontree
37,705
Barking , Dagenham , East Ham , Ilford , Leyton , Little Ilford , Walthamstow , Wanstead , West Ham , Woodford
Chafford
34,703
Aveley , Brentwood , Childerditch , Cranham , Grays Thurrock , Great Warley , Little Warley , North Ockendon , Rainham , South Ockendon , South Weald , Stifford , Upminster , Wennington , West Thurrock
Chelmsford
85,536
Great Baddow , Little Baddow , Bicknacre , Blackmore , Boreham , Broomfield , Buttsbury , Chelmsford , Chignal St James , Chignal Smealy , Danbury , Fryerning , East Hanningfield , West Hanningfield , South Hanningfield , Ingatestone , Great Leighs , Little Leighs , Margaretting , Mountnessing , Rettendon , Roxwell , Runwell , Sandon , Springfield , Stock , Great Waltham , Little Waltham , Widford , Woodham Ferrers (Ferris), Writtle
Clavering
19,987
Berden , Clavering , Farnham , Langley , Manuden , Ugley
Dengie
58,542
Althorne , Asheldham , Bradwell-on-Sea , Burnham , Cold Norton , Creeksea , Dengie , Hazeleigh , Latchingdon , St Lawrence , Mayland , Mundon , North Fambridge , Purleigh , Southminster , Steeple , Stow Maries , Tillingham , Woodham Mortimer , Woodham Walter
Dunmow
52,171
Barnston , Broxted , Great Canfield , Little Canfield , Chickney , Great Dunmow , Little Dunmow , Good Easter , High Easter , Great Easton , Little Easton , Lindsell , Mashbury , Pleshey , Aythorpe Roding , Berners Roding , High Roding , Leaden Roding , Margaret Roding , White Roding , Shellow Bowels , Thaxted , Tilty , Willingale Doe , Willingale Spain
Freshwell
28,728
Ashdon , Great Bardfield , Little Bardfield , Bardfield Saling , Helions Bumpstead , Hadstock , Hempstead , Radwinter , Great Sampford , Little Sampford
Harlow
30,193
Great Hallingbury , Little Hallingbury , Harlow , Hatfield Broad Oak , Latton , Matching , Netteswell , Great Parndon , Little Parndon , Sheering
Havering (liberty)
12550
Havering-atte-Bower , Hornchurch , Romford
Hinckford
110,566
Alphamstone , Ashen , Belchamp Otten , Belchamp St Paul , Belchamp Walter , Birdbrook , Bocking , Borley , Braintree , Bulmer , Steeple Bumpstead , Bures , Felsted , Finchingfield , Foxearth , Gestingthorpe , Gosfield , Halstead , Great Henny , Little Henny , Haverhill , Castle Hedingham , Sible Hedingham , Lamarsh , Liston , Great Maplestead , Little Maplestead , Middleton , Ovington , Panfield , Pebmarsh , Pentlow , Rayne , Ridgewell , Great Saling , Shalford , Stambourne , Stebbing , Stisted , Sturmer , Tilbury Juxta Clare , Toppesfield , Twinstead , Wethersfield , Wickham St Paul , Great Yeldham , Little Yeldham
Lexden
62,476
West Bergholt , Great Birch , Boxted , Dedham , East Donyland , Easthorpe , Fordham , Great Horkesley , Little Horkesley , Langham , Mount Bures , Stanway , Wivenhoe , Wormingford , Aldham , Chappel , Great Coggeshall , Earls Colne , Colne Engaine , Wakes Colne , White Colne , Copford , Feering , Inworth , Markshall , Messing , Pattiswick , Great Tey , Little Tey , Marks Tey
Ongar
56,994
Abbess Roding , Beauchamp Roding , Berners Roding , Bobbingworth , Chigwell , Chipping Ongar , Fyfield , Greensted , High Laver , High Ongar , Kelvedon Hatch , Lambourne , Little Laver , Loughton , Magdalen Laver , Moreton , Navestock , North Weald Bassett , Norton Mandeville , Shelley , Stanford Rivers , Stapleford Abbotts , Stapleford Tawney , Stondon Massey , Theydon Bois , Theydon Garnon , Theydon Mount
Rochford
58,639
Ashingdon , Barling , Canewdon , Eastwood , South Fambridge , Foulness , Hadleigh , Havengore Marsh , Hawkwell , Hockley , Leigh , Paglesham , Prittlewell , Rawreth , Rayleigh , Rochford , Shopland , North Shoebury , South Shoebury , Southchurch , Great Stambridge , Little Stambridge , Sutton , Great Wakering , Little Wakering
Tendring
83,011
Alresford , Ardleigh , Beaumont-cum-Moze , Great Bentley , Little Bentley , Bradfield , Brightlingsea , Great Bromley , Little Bromley , Great Clacton , Little Clacton , Elmstead , Frating , Frinton , Great Holland , Little Holland , Kirby , Lawford , Manningtree , Mistley , Great Oakley , Little Oakley , St Osyth , Ramsey , Tendring , Thorpe-le-Soken , Thorrington , Walton-le-Soken , Weeley , Wix , Wrabness
Thurstable
24,776
Goldhanger , Heybridge , Langford , Tollesbury , Tolleshunt D'Arcy , Tolleshunt Knights , Tolleshunt Major , Great Totham , Little Totham , Wickham Bishops
Uttlesford
48,781
Arkesden , Birchanger , Great Chesterford , Little Chesterford , Great Chishill , Little Chishill , Chrishall , Debden , Elmdon , Elsenham , Heydon , Henham , Littlebury , Newport , Quendon , Rickling , Stansted Mountfitchet , Strethall , Takeley , Wenden Lofts , Wendens Ambo , Wicken Bonhunt , Widdington , Wimbish
Waltham
23,098
Chingford , Epping , Nazeing , Waltham Abbey
Winstree
23,685
Abberton , Fingringhoe , Langenhoe , Layer Breton , Layer de la Haye , Layer Marney , East Mersea , West Mersea , Peldon , Salcott , Virley , Great Wigborough , Little Wigborough
Witham
36,684
Bradwell , Great Braxted , Little Braxted , Cressing , Fairstead , Faulkbourne , Little Coggeshall , Hatfield Peverel , Kelvedon , Black Notley , White Notley , Rivenhall , Terling , Ulting , Witham
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