Mathon is a small village and

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in eastern

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, lying just to the west of the

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between Malvern and Ledbury. Nearby villages include Cradley and

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. Immediately to the east is the county boundary with

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. The population was recorded by the 2011 census at 280.

Politics

Mathon has a parish council. The parishes of

Bosbury Bosbury is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, approximately north of Ledbury. The small River Leadon flows through the parish, passing along the west side of the village.Ordnance Survey mapping Bosbury shares a parish cou ...

, Coddington,

, and Mathon together form the

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of Hope End, which returns one elected councillor to

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. The most recent election was in May 2019, in which the

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candidate, Tony Johnson, was elected. Councillor Johnson was the

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until resigning the position in March 2018. At the 2019 election, the conservatives lost control of the council.

History

The village name comes from the Old English "mathum" meaning "gift". Mathon

, including West Malvern, was in

until 1897. In that year the rural Mathon part was transferred to Herefordshire.

References

External links

Village website

GENUKI page
Villages in Herefordshire Civil parishes in Herefordshire {{Herefordshire-geo-stub