Chorlton-by-Backford is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Backford, in the borough of [Cheshire West and Chester](https://bliptext.com/articles/cheshire-west-and-chester) and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, approximately 3 mi to the north of Chester. Chorlton Hall is a Grade II listed building within the area. In the 2001 census it had a population of 80, increasing to 124 at the 2011 census. The name is likely derived from the Old English words ceorl (meaning a free peasant) and tūn (a farmstead or settlement). Chorlton-by-Backford was formerly a township in the parish of Backford, in 1866 Chorlton by Backford became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Backford.