# Chorlton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #74,831

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of Chorlton-on-Medlock: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.
2. A village and former civil parish, now in Hough and Chorlton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7250).
3. A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the hamlet of Chorlton Lane (OS grid ref SJ4547).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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