Mathon, Herefordshire

Mathon is a small village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England, lying just to the west of the Malvern Hills between Malvern and Ledbury. Nearby villages include Cradley and Colwall. Immediately to the east is the county boundary with Worcestershire.

For the Swiss place with the same name, see Mathon, Switzerland.

Mathon
Lych gate to Mathon Church
Mathon is located in Herefordshire
Mathon
Mathon
Location within Herefordshire
Population280 
OS grid referenceSO734458
Civil parish
  • Mathon
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMalvern
Postcode districtWR13
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands

The population was recorded by the 2011 census at 280.[1]

Politics

Mathon has a parish council.

The parishes of Bosbury, Coddington, Colwall, and Mathon together form the ward of Hope End, which returns one elected councillor to Herefordshire Council.[2] The most recent election was in May 2019, in which the Conservative candidate, Tony Johnson, was elected.[3] Councillor Johnson was the Leader of the Council until resigning the position in March 2018.[4] At the 2019 election, the conservatives lost control of the council.[5][6]

History

The village name comes from the Old English "mathum" meaning "gift".[7][8]

Mathon civil parish, including West Malvern, was in Worcestershire until 1897.[9] In that year the rural Mathon part was transferred to Herefordshire.[10]

References
  1. Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. LGBCE Archived 15 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Final recommendations 2014 review - PDF map
  3. "Declaration of poll results" (PDF). Herefordshire Council. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. Cain, Rebecca (1 February 2018). "Herefordshire Council leader Tony Johnson resigns". Hereford Times. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. Herefordshire Council Cllr A W Johnson
  6. Garcia, Carmelo (24 May 2019). "Council elects new leader". Hereford Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. "Key to English Place-names".
  8. "Mathom - Wiktionary".
  9. "Great Britain and Ireland - interactive county map".
  10. "Parishes: Mathon | British History Online".
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