Freshwell Hundred

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The Hundred of Freshwell is a hundred of Essex, in the north of the county. It is the least populous of Essex's hundreds, with a population of 5,285 in 2011. It neighbours Uttlesford Hundred to the west; Hinckford Hundred to the east and south; and Dunmow Hundred to the south-west. To the north it is bounded by both Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.

The hundred contains the ancient parishes of:

Hundreds of Essex

Barnstable • Becontree (including Havering liberty) • Chafford • Chelmsford • Clavering • Dengie (including Maldon) • Dunmow • Freshwell • Harlow • Hinckford • Lexden (including Colchester) • Ongar • Rochford • Tendring (including Harwich) • Thurstable • Uttlesford • Waltham • Winstree • Witham