English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Chelmsford Hundred

Hundred in the County of Essex

Historical Forms

  • Celmeresforda, Celmeresfort 1086 DB
  • Chelmeresford, Chelmerisford 1170–1,1175 P 1219 Fees
  • Nor(d)chelmere(s)ford 1161–87 P
  • Nortchelmaresford 1166 P
  • Sudchelmaresford 1183,1190 P
  • Norhundredum de Chelmereford 1185 RotDom
  • Chelmerford 1238 SR 1255 Ass
  • Chelmarford 1264 Misc
  • Chelmesford 1273 Ipm 1428 FA

Etymology

For the etymology v. infra 245. Formerly divided into North and South . Cf. Uttlesford infra 516 and v. EAS xvi, 186.