Chelford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads, about six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield, and six miles south-east of Knutsford. It is served by a small railway station on the line between Crewe and Manchester. According to the 2001 census, Chelford had a total population of 1,254, reducing to 1,174 at the 2011 Census. At the Chelford crossroads is a post office which is also a general shop. There is a big livestock market at Chelford on Mondays.