Chetwood was the broad woodland that lay to the north and east of the Bree-hill, some forty miles east of the Shire. The village of Archet was built among the trees near its edge.

It is on the East-West Road northeast of Bree. Combe is situated on the borders of Chetwood. The Great East Road runs through the southern edge of Chetwood, while the Greenway runs through the western edge. On the east side of Chetwood are the Midgewater Marshes

Prior to the settlement of the Shire many Hobbits lived in Bree and in the Chetwood nearby. When Strider led the four hobbits out of Bree they spent three days in the Chetwood before descending to the Midgewater Marshes.