Chorlton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hough and Chorlton, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) to the south east of Crewe. Nearby villages include Hough, Shavington, Weston and Wybunbury in Cheshire and Betley in Staffordshire. In 2011 the parish had a population of 897.