Tarporley is a large village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. Once a notorious traffic bottleneck it is now bypassed by the A49 and A51 roads, however, The Urban District of Tarporley was created in 1894 and was abolished in 1936, From 1936 until 1974 Tarporley was a part of the Rural District of Northwich, until that district's abolition as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, Since 1 April 1974 Tarporley has formed part of the borough of Vale Royal, within Cheshire.