| 词条 | Mathon, Herefordshire |
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| country = England | coordinates = {{coord|52.11|-2.385|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Mathon | population = 280 | static_image = Lych gate to Mathon Church - geograph.org.uk - 775582.jpg | static_image_width = 250px | static_image_caption = Lych gate to Mathon Church | unitary_england=Herefordshire | lieutenancy_england=Herefordshire | region = West Midlands | civil_parish = Mathon | constituency_westminster = | postcode_district = WR13 | postcode_area = WR | post_town = Malvern | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SO734458 | london_distance = }} 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 country boundary with Worcestershire. The population was recorded by the 2011 census at 280.[1] PoliticsMathon 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 2015, in which the Conservative candidate, Tony Johnson, was elected.[3] Councillor Johnson is the Leader of the Council.[4] HistoryThe village name comes from the Old English "mathum" meaning "gift".[5][6] Mathon civil parish, including West Malvern, was in Worcestershire until 1897. In that year the rural Mathon part was transferred to Herefordshire.[7] References1. ^Neighbourhood Statistics 2. ^LGBCE Final recommendations 2014 review - PDF map 3. ^Herefordshire Council Hope End declaration 2015 4. ^Herefordshire Council Cllr A W Johnson 5. ^http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Herefordshire/Mathon 6. ^https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mathom 7. ^http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol4/pp139-143 External links{{commons category|position=left}}
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