Mathon, Herefordshire

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

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.

Mathon
Lych gate to Mathon Church
Mathon Location within Herefordshire
Population	280
OS grid reference	SO734458
Civil parish	Mathon
Unitary authority	Herefordshire Council
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Malvern
Postcode district	WR13
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
List of places UK England Herefordshire 52.11°N 2.385°W / 52.11; -2.385

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.^{[citation needed]} In that year the rural Mathon part was transferred to Herefordshire.^[9]