The highest point in the district is 63 meters (207 ft) above sea level.

The biggest one, Bor Swamp, is located in the valley of the Pchyovzha and is protected as a zakaznik.

[10] The Volkhov River served as a major waterway, a part of the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, since medieval times.

The development of the district was further aided by the construction of the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway, which opened in 1851.

Chudovsky District, with the administrative center in the settlement of Chudovo,[12] was established within Novgorod Okrug of Leningrad Oblast effective October 1, 1927.

[12] Between August and November 1941, during World War II, the whole area of the district was occupied by German troops.

[12] On July 5, 1944, Chudovsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast,[12] where it remained ever since.

[15] The Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway crosses the district from southeast to northwest.

The M10 highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg also crosses the district, first following the left bank of the Volkhov River from Novgorod, and in Chudovo turning northwest parallel to the railroad.

[16] The federal monuments include the ensemble of the military installations for Count Arakcheyev Grenadier Regiment located in the selo of Selishchi, the house of the author Gleb Uspensky in the village of Syabrenitsy, the house of the poet Nikolay Nekrasov and the school building constructed by him, both located in Chudovo.

The Chudovo District Museum was opened in 1987 and displays collections of local interest.