cholmondeston ( ) is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of cheshire east and the ceremonial county of cheshire, england. the village lies to the northwest of nantwich. nearby villages include aston juxta mondrum, barbridge, calveley and wettenhall. the middlewich branch of the shropshire union canal and the crewe–chester railway line run through the civil parish. the area is predominantly rural, with a total population of around 150 in 2001, increasing to 175 at the 2011 census.