Caughall is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Backford, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 29.[1] The parish included Caughall Manor and Chester Zoo. Caughall was formerly a township in the parish of Backford,[2] in 1866 Caughall became a separate civil parish,[3] on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Backford.[4]